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Defence: Vocational Guidance

Asked by Derek TwiggLabourDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 16 January 2025UIN 22576

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has had recent discussions with universities on allowing defence companies to attend university (a) careers fairs and (b) events.

Answered by Janet Daby

My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education has not had recent discussions with universities regarding the attendance of defence companies at career fairs and events. As autonomous institutions, universities have the discretion to decide which companies they invite to such events.

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