Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 117322

Higher Education: Redundancy

Tabled: 3 March 2026
Answered: 11 March 2026

Question

Rachael Maskell

Labour (Co-op)York Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the number of redundancies in higher education in the last year.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
The government greatly values the hard work of staff across the higher education (HE) sector who continue to deliver for students and universities during what is a challenging period.We are aware that some providers are making difficult decisions around s...

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