Higher Education: Finance

(asked on 23rd November 2016) - View Source

Question to the Department for Exiting the European Union :

To ask the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union, pursuant to the Answers of 17 November 2016 to Question 52097 and 22 November 2016 to Question 53632, on higher education: finance, what assessment he has made of the effect of the UK leaving the EU on fee income estimates.


Answered by
David Jones Portrait
David Jones
This question was answered on 1st December 2016

We have been clear that we want to create an environment in which the UK as a whole can continue to be a world leader in research, science and the tertiary education sector more broadly.

Current EU students and the 16/17 and 17/18 cohorts have already had reassurance that they will be able to obtain finance for the full duration of their course. Applications for 18/19 do not open until September 2017 and we will ensure students applying have information in advance of this date.

We are not going to provide a running commentary on every twist and turn of negotiations, but we will work hard to get the best deal for Britain and its universities.

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