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Higher Education: Standards

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of higher education (a) funding and (b) governance.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Apr 2025
Target answer date
29 Apr 2025
Answer
29 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Apr 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of higher education (a) funding and (b) governance.

  2. 29 Apr 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 29 Apr 2025

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter and as such issues relating to higher education (HE) in the devolved nations is a matter for the relevant government.The HE sector needs a secure financial footing to face the challenges of the next decade, and to ensure tha...

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