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<p>My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, and I have regular
meetings with Welsh ministers, and ministers from all the devolved administrations,
about higher education issues. Meetings have included discussions on the development
of student number controls policy.</p><p>Officials in the department also have regular
meetings and discussions with their counterparts. Following the COVID-19 outbreak,
we will continue to work closely with the devolved administrations on strengthening
and stabilising the higher education system.</p><p>Student number controls for institutions
in the devolved administrations only apply to the number of English-domiciled entrants
who will be supported with their tuition fees through the Student Loans Company. The
funding of English-domiciled students is not a devolved matter, and it is right and
fair that this policy should apply consistently wherever they are studying in the
UK.</p>
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