Written questions

Higher Education: Finance

2026-06-24 · Department for Education · 13272 · Official question

Mr Andrew Snowden

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what form the proposed legislative measures to limit the growth of courses with poor earnings outcomes will take.

Answer

Our higher education (HE) sector is world leading, and most graduates are significantly better off as a result of undertaking HE. However, analysis recently published by the Institute for Fiscal Studies highlights variation in outcomes, with negative retu...