Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many Students’ Unions he has engaged with since 13 May 2022.

My right hon. Friend, the former Secretary of State for Education has not engaged with any students’ unions since 13 May 2022.

The former Minister of State for Universities regularly met representatives of students’ unions, including most recently on a visit to the University of Exeter on 19 May 2022.

Although the government has disengaged with the National Union of Students, we continue to work with individual students’ unions and students more broadly, and officials from the department are careful to ensure that the views of students are able to contribute to policy development as appropriate.