Question follow-through · 76368
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support progression routes into higher education for students studying qualifications other than A-Levels; and what assessment she has made of the accessibility of univers
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 10 Sept 2025
- Target answer date
- 15 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
10 Sept 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support progression routes into higher education for students studying qualifications other than A-Levels; and what assessment she has made of the accessibility of univers
15 Sept 2025
Target answer date
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19 Sept 2025
Answer published
The department is committed to supporting diverse routes into higher education (HE). Students with qualifications other than A levels can progress to university, with many providers accepting these qualifications.HE providers are autonomous institutions w...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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