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Higher Education: Finance

Commons · Question 61157 · Tabled 19 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of levels of funding in the higher education sector on the performance of British universities in the QS World University Rankings 2026, published on 19 June

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 26 Jun 2025

To maintain the UK higher education (HE) sector's world-leading status, universities need a stable financial footing. This government is committed to securing our universities’ future, which is why we have acted quickly to address the sector’s financial c...