St Benet's Hall

(asked on 25th May 2022) - View Source

Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will hold discussions with (a) St Benet's Education Trust, (b) the Ampleforth Abbey Trust and (c) the Roman Catholic Church on potential solutions to ensure the continued operation of St Benet’s Hall, Oxford University.


Answered by
Michelle Donelan Portrait
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
This question was answered on 10th June 2022

We cannot intervene to influence the decision that Oxford University Council has made as they are an autonomous body responsible for their own decision making.

We are confident that the council would have been privy to all the relevant information needed and will have taken careful consideration before reaching its final decision.

We were also reassured to note from media sources that on 16 May 2022 the current students were informed that the likelihood of them being re-located to different colleges throughout the university has been addressed, and that arrangements are underway to ensure their continued education.

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