Every parliamentary written question tabled by James McMurdock this session, with the full answer and department. See how every department answers, or back to the MP page.
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What steps her Department is taking to support students at risk of dropping out due to changes in funding eligibility.
As part of our work to protect public money in higher education (HE), we take swift and proportionate action to identify fraud and error in the student finance system.Where fraud or error has been identified, students may be required to repay the funding ...
With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of trends in the role of student socie
Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK or to coerce universities to limit free speech and academic freedoms, will not be tolerated. Foreign interference concerns have been raised in relation to ...
With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of the level o
The government, through regulations, sets the parameters within which the Office for Students (OfS) can impose monetary penalties on registered providers. The OfS is an independent regulator, responsible for the regulatory decisions it makes, including th...
What steps her Department is taking to help ensure that students are not disadvantaged by errors made in the initial approval of student finance.
As part of our work to protect public money in higher education (HE), we take swift and proportionate action to identify fraud and error in the student finance system.Where fraud or error has been identified, students may be required to repay the funding ...
How many students will be required to repay (a) maintenance loans and (b) grants following the reclassification of their courses as distance learning.
As of 20 May 2026, the department is aware of 24,689 students that have been affected by the issue of higher education providers incorrectly classifying weekend-only courses on the Student Loans Company’s (SLC) course management system. The number of affe...
With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what data her Department holds on incidents of foreign interference
Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK or to coerce universities to limit free speech and academic freedoms, will not be tolerated. Foreign interference concerns have been raised in relation to ...
With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what information her Department holds on the countries most frequen
Any attempt by any foreign power to intimidate, harass or harm individuals or communities in the UK or to coerce universities to limit free speech and academic freedoms, will not be tolerated. Foreign interference concerns have been raised in relation to ...
How many students were affected by the withdrawal of (a) maintenance loans and (b) grants linked to (i) weekend and (ii) flexible learning courses.
As of 20 May 2026, the department is aware of 24,689 students that have been affected by the issue of higher education providers incorrectly classifying weekend-only courses on the Student Loans Company’s (SLC) course management system. The number of affe...
What steps her Department has taken to safeguard students at academy schools in Thurrock.
The department safeguards students at academy schools by setting statutory requirements through the Education (Independent School Standards) Regulations 2014 and the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) guidance. Academy trusts must comply with thes...
What steps she has taken to ensure that students at academy schools in Thurrock receive a balanced education.
Currently academies, which make up over half of state schools, are not required to teach the national curriculum. Through powers the department has taken in the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act, we will require academies to follow the national curricu...
What assessment she has made of the effectiveness of current early language interventions in supporting children with developmental language disorder.
Following our investment of £3.4 million this academic year to extend the Early Language Support for Every Child ‘test and learn’ programme, an interim independent evaluation was published in January. The final evaluation is due this autumn, providing ins...
What steps she is taking to improve early identification of children with Developmental Language Disorder in early years settings.
Effective early identification and intervention are vital to improving outcomes for children with special educational needs and disabilities, including developmental language disorder.To spread best practice, the department is strengthening the evidence b...
What plans she has to include specialists with expertise in Development Language Disorder in the development of specialist provision frameworks.
An independent expert panel will oversee the development of the National Inclusion Standards and Specialist Provision Packages and keep them under regular review. The panel will draw on evidence from academics, education leaders and practitioners, and hea...
With reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what criteria will be used by the Office for Students to determine whether a university has failed to uphold its duties on freedom of speech.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the scale of free speech breaches in higher education institutions in the last five years.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, whether she has had discussions with the security services on identifying threats from hostile state actors in higher education.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what steps her Department is taking to ensure that students, staff and visiting speakers are aware of their rights under the new complaints scheme.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the role of external actors, including foreign states, in influencing free speech on UK campuses.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to their Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of fines of up to £500,000 or 2% of income on the financial sustainability of higher education providers.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
With reference to her Department’s press release entitled New powers to protect vital free speech at universities, published on 20 April 2026, what information her Department holds on the countries most frequently reported to interfere with free speech in UK universities since 2020.
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.