Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 908044

Higher Education: Admissions

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Douglas McAllister

Labour — West Dunbartonshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to meet the target of two-thirds of young people participating in higher-level learning.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
We have set an ambition to have two-thirds (66.7%) of young people participating in higher-level learning, academic, technical, or an apprenticeship, by age 25.The Post-16 Education and Skills White Paper sets out our path to meeting that ambition, by rai...
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