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Students: Mental Health Services

Commons · Question 110514 · Tabled 3 Feb 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 13 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Pippa Heylings

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what plans she has to ask the Office for Students to introduce a regulatory condition on student mental health and wellbeing.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 13 Feb 2026

The Office for Students (OfS) is the independent regulator, and any decision to introduce a new regulatory condition would be for the OfS to determine. The Higher Education Mental Health Implementation Taskforce and department are working closely with the...