Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will hold discussions with representatives of the University of Oxford on ensuring that St Benet’s Hall, Oxford's official licence is renewed.

We cannot intervene to influence the decision that Oxford University Council has made as they are an autonomous body responsible for their own decision making.

We are confident that the council would have been privy to all the relevant information needed and will have taken careful consideration before reaching its final decision.

We were also reassured to note from media sources that on 16 May 2022 the current students were informed that the likelihood of them being re-located to different colleges throughout the university has been addressed, and that arrangements are underway to ensure their continued education.