Question follow-through · 116861
Higher Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the number of course closures announced in higher education over the past year.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 2 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 1 Apr 2026 · 30 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the number of course closures announced in higher education over the past year.
9 Mar 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Apr 2026
Answer published
We are aware that some higher education (HE) providers are making difficult decisions about course consolidation and closures. As autonomous institutions, HE providers are responsible for managing their own finances. It is therefore right that they focus ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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