Written questions

Higher Education: Finance

Commons · Question 122830 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Alicia Kearns

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of a national strategy to manage financial restructuring across the higher education sector.

Answer

Answered by Josh MacAlister, 30 Mar 2026

The department recognises the concerns of higher education (HE) providers and their staff around the ongoing financial stability of their institutions.While HE providers are independent from government and are responsible for the pay and provision of staf...