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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...