Higher Education: Redundancy
Commons · Question 6717 · Tabled 4 Jun 2026 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 12 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Andrew George
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of staff redundancies (a) announced and (b) implemented by higher education providers in England since 1 January 2025.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 12 Jun 2026
The Office for Students, the independent regulator of higher education (HE) in England, is responsible for monitoring the sector’s financial sustainability. Its most recent report on the sector’s financial health, published in May 2026, can be found here:...