Question follow-through · 81912
Higher Education: Redundancy
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the University and College Union news item entitled New analysis shows over 15,000 university job cuts as UCU launches UK wide strike ballot, published on 10 October 2025, what steps she is ta
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 16 Oct 2025
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2025 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the University and College Union news item entitled New analysis shows over 15,000 university job cuts as UCU launches UK wide strike ballot, published on 10 October 2025, what steps she is ta
16 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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31 Oct 2025
Answer published
Higher education (HE) providers are independent. This means government is not involved in workforce matters as it is in other education sectors.While government understands that HE providers must make difficult business decisions to safeguard their financ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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Curriculum: Disability
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Maintained Schools
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Music: Education
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