Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 116863

Universities: Insolvency

Tabled: 2 March 2026
Answered: 1 April 2026
Named Day

Question

Mary Kelly Foy

LabourCity of Durham

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment her Department has made of trends in the levels of the risk of insolvency among universities in England.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
We are aware that some higher education (HE) providers are making difficult decisions about course consolidation and closures. As autonomous institutions, HE providers are responsible for managing their own finances. It is therefore right that they focus ...

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