Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 71796

University of the Highlands and Islands: Student Numbers

Tabled: 29 August 2025
Answered: 9 September 2025

Question

Mr Angus MacDonald

Liberal DemocratInverness, Skye and West Ross-shire

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions her Department has had with the Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Education on the allocated number of domestic places at the University of the Highlands and Islands.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Education and training is a devolved matter. This means that the Scottish Government set education and training policy in Scotland, including the policy to limit the number of publicly funded undergraduate places available to Scottish-domiciled students. ...

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