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Baroness Cash (Con)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 15 June 2026

Debate

Teachers’ Pension Scheme: Automatic Enrolment

Contribution

My Lords, there is a financial crisis in higher education. The Government have acknowledged it; I do not think it is contentious. The House of Commons Education Committee recently published its report on higher education funding and how these pension contributions are contributing to the risk of insolvency for a very serious number of institutions. Will the Minister confirm that she will act on that committee’s urging to establish a bespoke higher education insolvency regime, with an early warning protocol to identify and address financial issues and distress before they hit a critical stage that hurts students?

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