United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 100142
English Language: Assessments
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15 December 2025
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7 January 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards are now in place to prevent malpractice in English language proficiency tests used for university entrance, following the issues identified by Ofqual with Pearson’s PTE Academic Online test.
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15 December 2025
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what safeguards are now in place to prevent malpractice in English language proficiency tests used for university entrance, following the issues identified by Ofqual with Pearson’s PTE Academic Online test.
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7 January 2026
Answer
Universities are autonomous bodies, independent from government, and responsible for their own admissions decisions. Where English is not an applicant's first language, it is right that a provider assures themselves that the applicant has a reasonable lik...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2025-12-15/100142
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1864289
- uk · wq-1864289 · source updated 7 January 2026