Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 106338

Universities: China

Tabled: 16 January 2026
Answered: 2 February 2026
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department issues guidance on membership of the Chinese Communist Party being a declarable interest for university senior staff and trustees.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Education is a devolved matter, and this response outlines the information for England only.Higher education (HE) providers are independent and autonomous bodies, and as such are responsible for designing and implementing their own policies.As the indepen...

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