Written questions

Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 95277 · Tabled 27 Nov 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 5 Dec 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make an assessment of the potential merits of ringfencing receipts from the international student levy for funding in higher education and skills.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 5 Dec 2025

As set out in the Budget Document, the income raised by the Levy will be fully reinvested into higher education and skills, including to fund maintenance grants for disadvantaged students studying priority courses.