Parliamentary Activity
Matter context: HMP Wormwood Scrubs — 119 mentions in Parliament since Mar 2026
Written Question
Commons
02 Mar 2026
Higher Education
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour
→ Department for Education
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the number of course closures announced in higher education over the past year.
Government answer
Department for Education
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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Written Question
Commons
02 Mar 2026
Universities: Insolvency
Mary Kelly Foy
Labour
→ Department for Education
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.
Government answer
Department for Education
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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