Question follow-through · 87228
Higher Education: Admissions
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to higher technical qualifications and degree courses by low-income students.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 3 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 5 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 11 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
3 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to increase access to higher technical qualifications and degree courses by low-income students.
5 Nov 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
11 Nov 2025
Answer published
The Post-16 White Paper sets out our vision for a reformed system that helps everyone with the desire and aptitude to access higher education (HE), breaking down barriers to opportunity and supporting growth.Higher Technical Qualifications (HTQs) are a ke...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Artificial Intelligence: Curriculum
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Schools: Governing Bodies
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Languages: Education
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Pupils: Absenteeism
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