Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 87663

Degrees

Tabled: 3 November 2025

Answered: 11 November 2025

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the alignment between degree subject provision and priority occupations identified by Skills England.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The Skills England report, ‘Assessment of Priority Skills to 2030’ sets out that in higher education (HE) over half (53%) of employed recent education leavers are in priority occupations (see table below).The HE sector is independent and individual instit...

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