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Overseas Students: Fees and Charges

Commons · Question 104537 · Tabled 9 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 2 Feb 2026

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Asked by Freddie van Mierlo

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of the proposed international student levy on the financial sustainability of UK universities; and what estimate her Department has made of the nu

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 2 Feb 2026

Higher education (HE) providers are independent from government and as such are responsible for managing their own finances. Tuition fees are not frozen - the department has announced increases to tuition fee limits in line with forecast inflation for 202...