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Universities: Admissions

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of disparities in access to university preparation opportunities, including university taster days, residentials and personal statement support wor

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 May 2026
Target answer date
2 Jun 2026
Answer
15 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of trends in the level of disparities in access to university preparation opportunities, including university taster days, residentials and personal statement support wor

  2. 2 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 15 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    Higher education (HE) should be available to all with the aptitude and desire to access it regardless of their background or where they live in the country. However, progression to HE is currently noticeably higher in London relative to other regions in E...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Possible follow-up questions

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Training: Finance

4 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that residents in areas without a mayoral combined authority have equivalent access to skills funding as those in devolved areas.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Arts: Education

14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the fall in the number of students studying creative subjects on the level of youth mental health.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Arts: Education

14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of (a) performing arts and (b) creative subjects on the achievement of soft skills; and what steps her Department is taking to improve (i) resilience, (ii) a

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Students: Visas

14 Jul 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the cost of student visas on the finances of UK universities; and what steps her Department is taking to support higher education institutions facing fina

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Education: Weather

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of the National Curriculum in teaching primary and secondary school pupils about extreme weather risks and wildfire prevention.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Crime Prevention: Education

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of knife crime education programmes in secondary schools.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Apprentices

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans her Department has to incentivise local businesses and public bodies to offer targeted apprenticeships and skills training for young people at risk of dropping out of formal education.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Holiday Play Schemes

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the long-term funding security for local authorities to deliver holiday activity programmes in community hubs.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Further Education: Young People

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to ensure young people in Leicester East have access to education and training opportunities.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Unemployment: East Midlands

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the rise in young people not in education, employment or training on local economic growth in Leicester; and what funding is being allocated to local auth

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Unemployment: Young People

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will publish a regional breakdown of the 91,030 increase in 16 to 24-year-olds classed as NEET between April to June 2024 and January to March 2026.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Alcoholic Drinks: Health Education

28 Aug 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support systems available to schools for educating students on the health risks associated with the excessive consumption of alcohol.