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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Students: Loans more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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unstar this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what progress the Government has made on its plans to extend maintenance loans to students taking part-time distance learning courses from the 2019-20 academic year. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hove remove filter
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Peter Kyle more like this
star this property uin 194709 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-27more like thismore than 2018-11-27
unstar this property answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish statistics annually on student support payments by academic year: <a href="https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a>. Early statistics for the academic year 2018/19 show that as at 31 October 2018, 1,500 English domiciled students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan. Information on the total number of part-time students in the academic year 2018/19 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the government response to the recent consultation on part-time maintenance loans, we would like to extend these new loans to distance learning courses, but we must maintain confidence in the student finance system and ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the misuse of public funds.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, ministers would only extend these loans to distance learners if robust controls are put in place to manage the risks associated with that mode of study. The department is currently considering those controls, and a final decision regarding whether it is feasible to extend maintenance loans to distance learners will be made once this scrutiny is completed.</p>
star this property answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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194711 more like this
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less than 2018-11-27T17:25:52.537Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-27T17:25:52.537Z
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3980
star this property label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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4505
unstar this property label Biography information for Peter Kyle more like this
1012315
star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2018-11-22more like thismore than 2018-11-22
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Department for Education more like this
star this property answering dept id 60 more like this
unstar this property answering dept short name Education more like this
star this property answering dept sort name Education more like this
star this property hansard heading Students: Loans more like this
star this property house id 1 more like this
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25259
star this property pref label House of Commons remove filter
unstar this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many and what proportion of part-time students are in receipt of maintenance loans from the Student Loans Company in 2018-19. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Hove remove filter
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Peter Kyle more like this
star this property uin 194711 more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction false more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2018-11-27more like thismore than 2018-11-27
unstar this property answer text <p>The Student Loans Company (SLC) publish statistics annually on student support payments by academic year: <a href="https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/financial-support-awarded/england-higher-education.aspx</a>. Early statistics for the academic year 2018/19 show that as at 31 October 2018, 1,500 English domiciled students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan. Information on the total number of part-time students in the academic year 2018/19 is not yet available.</p><p> </p><p>As stated in the government response to the recent consultation on part-time maintenance loans, we would like to extend these new loans to distance learning courses, but we must maintain confidence in the student finance system and ensure that adequate controls are in place to prevent the misuse of public funds.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, ministers would only extend these loans to distance learners if robust controls are put in place to manage the risks associated with that mode of study. The department is currently considering those controls, and a final decision regarding whether it is feasible to extend maintenance loans to distance learners will be made once this scrutiny is completed.</p>
star this property answering member constituency East Surrey more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
star this property grouped question UIN
194709 more like this
194710 remove filter
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less than 2018-11-27T17:25:52.633Zmore like thismore than 2018-11-27T17:25:52.633Z
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3980
star this property label Biography information for Mr Sam Gyimah more like this
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4505
unstar this property label Biography information for Peter Kyle more like this