Question follow-through · 17269

Gaza: Overseas Students

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
8 Jul 2026
Target answer date
13 Jul 2026
Answer
17 Jul 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 8 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's press release entitled Foreign Secretary announces support for Gaza with new child medical evacuations and assistance to Palestinians going t

  2. 13 Jul 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 17 Jul 2026

    Answer published

    This response has been coordinated by the department in collaboration with the Home Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Criteria for 2026 support are still being finalised and will be published in a policy statement in due course.I...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

Later records

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