Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will issue guidance to ensure that universities declare whether courses will be delivered (a) face-to-face or (b) virtually.

The Competition and Markets Authority has published guidance for higher education providers, advising them on how to comply with consumer protection law.

This guidance sets out the ‘material information’ that prospective students should receive about the courses for which they are applying. This should include information about the number and type of contact hours that students can expect, including, for example, detail on the balance between teaching that is delivered face-to-face, as distinct from any teaching delivered online.