Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she plans to conduct a review into the sustainability of the funding given to support the monitoring and intervention functions of the Office for Students ahead of responsibilities conferred upon the regulator under the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2022.

Ministers, department officials and the Office for Students (OfS) regularly consider the funding and resourcing the OfS needs to deliver current and future priorities. When considering this, we take into account various factors, including the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill 2022.

If the OfS determines that it needs additional funding to fulfil its obligations under the Bill, it will utilise existing communications channels.

The department continues to work closely with the OfS to ensure that their responsibilities are fulfilled, and that the world-class standards of our higher education institutions are maintained.