Question follow-through · 1644
Universities: Social Mobility
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on social mobility of priority given for student placements to Russell Group universities.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 14 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 18 May 2026
- Answer
- 28 May 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
14 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact on social mobility of priority given for student placements to Russell Group universities.
18 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 May 2026
Answer published
Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government and responsible for their own admissions decisions. The department knows that higher education (HE) is a vital engine of economic growth and opportunity and we are committed to helping every ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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