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Higher Education: Investment

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the financial return to the economy of public investment in higher education.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Department for Education
Tabled
3 Mar 2026
Target answer date
5 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 3 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate she has made of the financial return to the economy of public investment in higher education.

  2. 5 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Research by London Economics estimates that teaching and learning activities provided by the UK higher education (HE) sector generated £94.8 billion, which was equivalent to an average £13 return for every £1 of public investment in 2021/22. The combined ...

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