| Heading: |
Universities: Admissions |
| Question ID: |
1790384 |
| UIN: |
42449 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-31 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4131 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Jim Shannon
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| Asking Member handle: |
jimshannonmp
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@jimshannonmp
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of trends in the number of university applications in the last five years. |
| Is named day: |
false |
| Date of holding answer: |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Answer text: |
There has been a 5.9% increase in the number of main scheme UCAS applications between 2020 and 2024.Main scheme applications for UK students are up 7.7% but down 0.7% for international students. |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |