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Higher Education: Disadvantaged

Commons · Question 29385 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 18 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Scott Arthur

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to widen access to higher education by underrepresented groups.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 18 Feb 2025

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.Access to higher education (HE) should be based on ability, not someone’s background. Opportunity should be available to all, and it is the department’s aspiration ...