Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 109863

Universities: Finance

Tabled: 30 January 2026

Answered: 9 February 2026

Question

Ian Sollom

Liberal Democrat — St Neots and Mid Cambridgeshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has indicated to commercial lenders that the Government would take steps to prevent the failure of a financially distressed university since 2020.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

As set out in our response on 29 January 2026, the department meets with a variety of stakeholders, including commercial lenders, to hear their views on the higher education sector. Where individual providers experience financial difficulties, the departm...

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