Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 62648

Universities: Finance

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 4 July 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UK — Ashfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of Qatari funding on British universities.

Answer

Janet Daby
As autonomous bodies independent of government, it is for universities to decide on effective business models and to how to manage their finances. The sector is free to attract foreign investment, including from Qatar and China, which can and does make a ...
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