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Question follow-through · 128593

Universities: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84664 on Universities: Admissions, what assessment has been made by (i) her Department and (ii) Office for Students on whether university admissions are mat

answeredDepartment for Education

About this written question

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
20 Apr 2026
Target answer date
22 Apr 2026
Answer
28 Apr 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 20 Apr 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 3 November 2025 to Question 84664 on Universities: Admissions, what assessment has been made by (i) her Department and (ii) Office for Students on whether university admissions are mat

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Higher education (HE) should be a gateway open to all who have the ability and desire to pursue it. Our Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper sets out our vision for a reformed system that helps everyone with the desire and aptitude to access high qual...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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