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Private Education: China

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan SmithConservativeDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 8 July 2026UIN 14306

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the involvement of the United Front in the purchase of independent schools by Chinese investors since 2014.

Answered by Olivia Bailey

Any information the department holds on schools is accessible via the Get information about schools website here: https://get-information-schools.service.gov.uk/.

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