A question on #HigherEducation #Asylum tabled by Lee Anderson on 27-01-2025 has been answered by Janet Daby.

Heading: Higher Education: Asylum
Question ID: 1758869
UIN: 26529
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-01-27
Asking Member ID: 4743
Asking Member display name: Lee Anderson
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Lee Anderson
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the number of asylum seekers enrolled in university access programmes in each of the last five years.
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Date answered: 2025-02-04
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Answering Member ID: 4698
Answering Member display name: Janet Daby
Answering Member handle: JanetDaby
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JanetDaby
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Answer text: The UK has a longstanding and proud tradition of providing a safe haven to those who have no choice but to leave their home country because of endangerment to their lives or to those of their families. Higher education (HE) student support is available to...
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Answering body ID: 60
Answering body name: Department for Education
Tweeted: true