Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 99986

Higher Education: Admissions

Tabled: 15 December 2025
Answered: 6 January 2026

Question

Dr Scott Arthur

LabourEdinburgh South West

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the accessibility of information provided by English universities on entry requirements for Scottish Highers and Advanced Highers on their websites.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government and are responsible for their own admissions decisions.Universities are free to decide their entry criteria, and admissions teams consider a broad range of information about a student in addi...

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