Higher Education: Admissions
Commons · Question 99986 · Tabled 15 Dec 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 6 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Scott Arthur
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of information provided by English universities on entry requirements for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers on their websites.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 6 Jan 2026
Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government and are responsible for their own admissions decisions.Universities are free to decide their entry criteria, and admissions teams consider a broad range of information about a student in addi...