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Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed international students levy on the competitiveness of UK universities.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
14 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the proposed international students levy on the competitiveness of UK universities.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 14 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    The international student levy will fund the reintroduction of targeted maintenance grants for disadvantaged students to break down barriers to opportunity through our Plan for Change.This will help support more students from the lowest income households ...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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