Question follow-through · 58834
Journalism: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her correspondence to the Interim Chair of the Office for Students, dated 19 May 2025, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the reprioritisa
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 12 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 25 Jun 2025 · 15 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to her correspondence to the Interim Chair of the Office for Students, dated 19 May 2025, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport on the reprioritisa
12 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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25 Jun 2025
Answer published
We have made difficult decisions, driven by the challenging fiscal inheritance, regarding the allocation of Strategic Priorities Grant (SPG) funding. We are protecting support for high-cost subjects that are essential to delivery of our Industrial Strateg...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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