Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 122830

Higher Education: Finance

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential benefits of a national strategy to manage financial restructuring across the higher education sector.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The department recognises the concerns of higher education (HE) providers and their staff around the ongoing financial stability of their institutions.While HE providers are independent from government and are responsible for the pay and provision of staf...

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