questionText: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the University and College Union news item entitled New analysis shows over 15,000 university job cuts as UCU launches UK wide strike ballot, published on 10 October 2025, what steps she is taking to help prevent job reductions in higher education.
answerText: Higher education (HE) providers are independent. This means government is not involved in workforce matters as it is in other education sectors.While government understands that HE providers must make difficult business decisions to safeguard their financ...
heading: Higher Education: Redundancy