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Students: Northern Ireland

Asked by Carla LockhartDemocratic Unionist PartyDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 12 February 2025UIN 28638

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to provide (a) tuition fee, (b) financial and (c) other support to students from Northern Ireland studying at universities in Great Britain.

Answered by Janet Daby

The Northern Ireland Executive has devolved responsibility for higher education in Northern Ireland and determines the student finance arrangements for Northern Irish students, including those students studying in England, Scotland and Wales.

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