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Further Education and Universities: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial resilience of the (a) university and (b) colleges sectors.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
12 Dec 2024
Target answer date
17 Dec 2024
Answer
19 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 12 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to ensure the financial resilience of the (a) university and (b) colleges sectors.

  2. 17 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 19 Dec 2024

    Answer published

    The department recognises that the financial position of the higher education (HE) sector is under pressure and this government has acted quickly to address this.The department accepted, in full, the recommendations of the independent review of the Office...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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