Question follow-through · 87659

Graduates: Employment and Pay

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of degree subjects associated with persistently (a) low employment and (b) earning outcomes; and what steps is she taking

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
5 Nov 2025
Answer
12 Nov 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her Department's policies of degree subjects associated with persistently (a) low employment and (b) earning outcomes; and what steps is she taking

  2. 5 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 12 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    ​​The Post-16 education and skills white paper, published in October 2025, sets out plans to ensure the higher education system drives economic growth. This includes policies to incentivise delivery of courses that produce the skills needed for the econom...

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18 Nov 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data she has on the number of children who are irregular migrants and enrolled in schools; and what the estimated annual cost is for educating those children.

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