Parliamentary briefings and submissions

We produce parliamentary briefings on a range of subjects based on the current legislative programme, our policy priorities and campaigns.

These include briefings on immigration and freedom of speech.

Universities UK response to ‘securing student success’

Universities UK response to ‘securing student success’

Consultations and responses
21 December 2017
Parliament and government
Universities UK's response to the government's consultations on behalf of the Office for Students regarding the regulation of the higher education sector.

Universities UK submission to the House of Commons select committee inquiry into value for money in higher education

Consultations and responses
12 December 2017
Parliament and government
Universities UK’s written evidence to the Education Select Committee, to inform its ongoing inquiry into value for money in higher education.

Office for Students regulatory framework consultation

Briefing
3 November 2017
Parliament and government
This paper provides an overview of the Office for Students regulatory framework consultation and an initial assessment of priority areas.

Universities UK submission to the Economic Affairs Committee inquiry into tertiary education

31 October 2017
Innovation, growth and skills Parliament and government Professional education
Universities UK submission to the House of Lords Economic Affairs Select Committee inquiry into the economics of higher education, further education and vocational training
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Universities UK’s response to HM Treasury’s consultation Financing Growth in Innovative Firms

Consultations and responses
25 September 2017
Funding Parliament and government
Our response to the HM Treasury consultation ‘Financing growth in innovative firms’. We support the review’s goal to catalyse patient capital as an asset class that offers risk adjusted returns to investors, and its recognition of university spinouts.
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Universities UK representation to the Autumn Budget 2017

Consultations and responses
25 September 2017
Funding Parliament and government
Universities UK’s submission to the 2017 Autumn Budget sets out the central role that UK universities have in the development of the government’s industrial strategy, particularly across the themes of skills, innovation and research, and place.
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Increasing stability and certainty for universities as the UK prepares to leave the EU

8 September 2017
Brexit and UK universities Parliament and government
A briefing outlining what the government must do to provide greater short- to medium-term stability and minimise the risk of a damaging ‘cliff-edge’ scenario as the UK exits the EU.

Parliamentary briefing: The undergraduate funding system in England

Briefing
7 September 2017
Funding Parliament and government
A briefing for parliamentarians highlighting some of the strengths of the current funding system for undergraduate teaching in England, with a number of recommendations about how the sector can work with government.
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Parliamentary briefing: raising attainment through university-school partnerships

27 July 2017
Parliament and government
A briefing for parliamentarians outlining how universities work with schools to raise attainment and improve social mobility, with recommendations about how this work can be developed in the future according to local circumstances and need.

Parliamentary briefing: House of Commons debate on exiting the European Union and global trade

Briefing
6 July 2017
Brexit and UK universities Parliament and government
A briefing to outline ways in which future free trade agreements could impact the UK university sector, and provide initial recommendations for the government in upcoming negotiations.
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Blogs

General election 2019: what the parties say on higher education

27 November 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur takes a look at the policy commitments on higher education in party manifestos ahead of the general election.
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General election 2019: skills, jobs and opportunity

11 November 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur on the policies that all parties should commit to, to ensure UK universities remain a global success story.

News

UUK response to DfE announcement on action agreed to support students into their preferred universities

20 August 2020
Universities UK has responded to the Department for Education's announcement on the measures to support students into their preferred universities
group of students looking at their results

Record numbers of 18-year-olds and applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds accepted into university

13 August 2020
UUK responds to the record numbers of 18-year-olds and applicants from disadvantaged backgrounds that have been accepted into university in 2020

UUK response to government's higher education restructuring plan

16 July 2020
Universities UK has responded to the government's announcement on the higher education restructuring plan