Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 96887

Higher Education: China

Tabled: 3 December 2025
Answered: 8 January 2026

Question

Nick Timothy

ConservativeWest Suffolk

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on (a) student numbers and (b) research funding in the UK higher education sector.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had discussions with a Chinese counterpart on student numbers in UK higher education (HE). Policy for HE research funding for England is the responsibility of the Department for Science, I...

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