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Universities: Debts

2026-06-15 · Department for Education · HL1001 · Official question

Lord Hain

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government how many universities are in a financial deficit.

Answer

The Office for Students (OfS), the independent regulator of higher education 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, found that 35.8 p...