Question follow-through · 91216
Universities: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students has participated in discussions with commercial lenders on university (i) debt arrangements and (ii) financial sustainability since 2022.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 Nov 2025
- Target answer date
- 18 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 24 Nov 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 Nov 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, on how many occasions (a) her Department and (b) the Office for Students has participated in discussions with commercial lenders on university (i) debt arrangements and (ii) financial sustainability since 2022.
18 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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24 Nov 2025
Answer published
The department does not intervene directly in negotiations between universities and banks. As independent institutions, universities are responsible for managing their own finances. We do of course regularly meet both with providers and banks to discuss t...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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