Question follow-through · 65790
Journalism: Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the decision to end Strategic Priorities Grant funding for journalism courses in higher education.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 8 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 10 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 17 Jul 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what discussions she has had with the Secretary of State for Education on the decision to end Strategic Priorities Grant funding for journalism courses in higher education.
10 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
17 Jul 2025
Answer published
The Government has had to make tough prioritisation decisions driven by the challenging fiscal context that we inherited. For the Department of Education, this has meant prioritising support for high-cost subjects that are essential to delivery of our ind...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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