Graduates: Employment
Commons · Question 108147 · Tabled 23 Jan 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 2 Feb 2026
Question
Asked by James McMurdock
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to introduce interventions to help reduce graduate underemployment.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 2 Feb 2026
Research suggests the majority of graduates are expected to earn a positive financial return from higher education (HE) over their lifetime.The latest HE Statistics Agency data shows that 71.4% of UK-domiciled graduates from 2022/23 in employment were in ...