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1078545

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to publish the full guidance for part-time maintenance loans.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	226530
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education had forecast that 20,000 part-time maintenance loans would be issued for the 2018-19 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in Table 2 of the publication, Student loan forecasts, England: 2017-18:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720371/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18_-_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720371/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18_-_tables.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2019, the Student Loans Company (SLC) published early in-year data on the payments of maintenance loans to part-time students domiciled in England. At the end of December 2019, 2,700 students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in Table 7F of the publication:</p><p><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>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of part-time maintenance loans issued was lower than had been forecast at this point in the academic year cycle and the demand for a loan product aimed at part-time distance learners is therefore unlikely to be high enough to make the introduction of such a loan economically viable.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, I have decided not to extend maintenance loans to distance leaners in academic year 2019/20. The government remains committed to tackling the decline in part-time undergraduate higher education. In particular, the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding is considering how we can encourage learning that is more flexible, including part-time and distance learning. The review will report this year.</p><p> </p><p>The SCL will publish guidance relating to part-time maintenance in advance of the application process opening later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 226531 226532 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:53:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1078547

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, when his Department plans to make distance-learning maintenance loans available.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	226531
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education had forecast that 20,000 part-time maintenance loans would be issued for the 2018-19 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in Table 2 of the publication, Student loan forecasts, England: 2017-18:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720371/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18_-_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720371/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18_-_tables.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2019, the Student Loans Company (SLC) published early in-year data on the payments of maintenance loans to part-time students domiciled in England. At the end of December 2019, 2,700 students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in Table 7F of the publication:</p><p><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>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of part-time maintenance loans issued was lower than had been forecast at this point in the academic year cycle and the demand for a loan product aimed at part-time distance learners is therefore unlikely to be high enough to make the introduction of such a loan economically viable.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, I have decided not to extend maintenance loans to distance leaners in academic year 2019/20. The government remains committed to tackling the decline in part-time undergraduate higher education. In particular, the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding is considering how we can encourage learning that is more flexible, including part-time and distance learning. The review will report this year.</p><p> </p><p>The SCL will publish guidance relating to part-time maintenance in advance of the application process opening later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 226530 226532 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:53:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1078548

registered interest
date	27/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the take-up has been of part-time maintenance loans since that loan's inception.
tabling member constituency	South Holland and The Deepings
tabling member printed	Sir John Hayes
uin	226532
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 08/03/2019 answer text <p>The Department for Education had forecast that 20,000 part-time maintenance loans would be issued for the 2018-19 academic year.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in Table 2 of the publication, Student loan forecasts, England: 2017-18:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720371/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18_-_tables.xlsx" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/720371/Student_loan_forecasts_2017-18_-_tables.xlsx</a>.</p><p> </p><p>In January 2019, the Student Loans Company (SLC) published early in-year data on the payments of maintenance loans to part-time students domiciled in England. At the end of December 2019, 2,700 students had been paid a part-time maintenance loan.</p><p> </p><p>Further information can be found in Table 7F of the publication:</p><p><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>.</p><p> </p><p>The number of part-time maintenance loans issued was lower than had been forecast at this point in the academic year cycle and the demand for a loan product aimed at part-time distance learners is therefore unlikely to be high enough to make the introduction of such a loan economically viable.</p><p> </p><p>In light of this, I have decided not to extend maintenance loans to distance leaners in academic year 2019/20. The government remains committed to tackling the decline in part-time undergraduate higher education. In particular, the Review of Post-18 Education and Funding is considering how we can encourage learning that is more flexible, including part-time and distance learning. The review will report this year.</p><p> </p><p>The SCL will publish guidance relating to part-time maintenance in advance of the application process opening later this year.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 226530 226531 question first answered 08/03/2019 14:53:15 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	350 label Biography information for Sir John Hayes

1059810

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if he will make it his policy to change the date for graduates with outstanding loans to the Student Loan Company to return information from the month of December to January.
tabling member constituency	Bristol West
tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
uin	220279
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2009 (as amended) make no requirements of borrowers to provide information to the Student Loans Company in December specifically.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 20/02/2019 14:37:00 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1059873

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many loans have been issued by the Office for Students to higher education institutions in England; and what the value was of each of those loans.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	220253
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for Students has issued one short term loan (£900,000) to one higher education provider, which has been repaid in full.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/02/2019 13:43:13 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1059874

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the announcement entitled, New treatment of student loans in the public sector finances and national accounts, published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) in December 2018, when his Department plans to adapt their accounting practices in line the ONS decision.
tabling member constituency	Ashton-under-Lyne
tabling member printed	Angela Rayner
uin	220254
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Office for National Statistics (ONS) announcement is a statistical change, therefore, there are no changes to the existing policy, operation of the student loans system and Departmental Accounts. While the ONS have announced the decision to change the treatment of student loans in the national accounts, the department’s accounting practices will continue to be consistent with the International Financial Reporting Standards, as adapted by the Government Financial Reporting Manual. During the course of 2019, the department will assist the ONS to report the statistical change in line with any new guidance issued as part of the Government Debt and Deficit manual<strong>.</strong></p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 18/02/2019 17:21:47 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	4356 label Biography information for Angela Rayner

1052332

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the proportion of students repaying student loan as a result of earning a salary above the threshold for non-payment.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	215112
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>Estimates of the proportion of students repaying student loans, earning a salary above the threshold for non-payment are available in Table 6 of the Student loan forecasts, England: 2017 to 2018, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-loan-forecasts-england-2017-to-2018" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-loan-forecasts-england-2017-to-2018</a></p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 05/02/2019 14:35:05 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1052335

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent estimate he has made of the cost of abolishing interest rates on student loans.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	215113
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental estimates of changes to the interest rates on student loans are available in Table 7 of the Student loan forecasts, England: 2017 to 2018, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstudent-loan-forecasts-england-2017-to-2018&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmpst.skidmore%40beis.gov.uk%7C0741d2ef8b724d8dba0f08d68b7bd5d0%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636849761314800895&amp;sdata=mtf4VyWkeSLsozqDRtwTUNQkK4DyXCjFUPJUx5dcpdA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-loan-forecasts-england-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government is conducting a major review of Post-18 Education and Funding which aims to ensure we have a joined up system that is accessible to all and provides value for money for both students and taxpayers. It will consider how students and graduates contribute to the cost of their studies including the level, terms and duration of their contribution, while maintaining the link that those who benefit from post-18 education contribute to its costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 215114 question first answered 05/02/2019 17:48:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1052339

registered interest
date	31/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate he has made of the cost to the public purse if interest rates on student loans were to be charged at Bank of England base rate.
tabling member constituency	Cardiff West
tabling member printed	Kevin Brennan
uin	215114
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/02/2019 answer text <p>The information requested is not held centrally.</p><p> </p><p>Departmental estimates of changes to the interest rates on student loans are available in Table 7 of the Student loan forecasts, England: 2017 to 2018, which can be accessed here:</p><p><a href="https://emea01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fstatistics%2Fstudent-loan-forecasts-england-2017-to-2018&amp;data=02%7C01%7Cmpst.skidmore%40beis.gov.uk%7C0741d2ef8b724d8dba0f08d68b7bd5d0%7Ccbac700502c143ebb497e6492d1b2dd8%7C0%7C0%7C636849761314800895&amp;sdata=mtf4VyWkeSLsozqDRtwTUNQkK4DyXCjFUPJUx5dcpdA%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/student-loan-forecasts-england-2017-to-2018</a>.</p><p> </p><p>The government is conducting a major review of Post-18 Education and Funding which aims to ensure we have a joined up system that is accessible to all and provides value for money for both students and taxpayers. It will consider how students and graduates contribute to the cost of their studies including the level, terms and duration of their contribution, while maintaining the link that those who benefit from post-18 education contribute to its costs.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore grouped question UIN 215113 question first answered 05/02/2019 17:48:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1400 label Biography information for Kevin Brennan

1041463

registered interest
date	14/01/2019
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Students: Loans
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how much money was paid back from student loan repayments in each of the last three years.
tabling member constituency	Upper Bann
tabling member printed	David Simpson
uin	208282
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/01/2019 answer text <p>Statistics covering student loans, debt and repayment are published annually by the Student Loans Company. Separate statistics are published for each administration. Information on repayments by financial year can be found in table 1 of each of the publications available below:</p><p><a href="https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx" target="_blank">https://www.slc.co.uk/official-statistics/student-loans-debt-and-repayment.aspx</a>.</p> answering member constituency Kingswood answering member printed Chris Skidmore question first answered 17/01/2019 18:25:02 answering member 4021 label Biography information for Chris Skidmore
tabling member	1597 label Biography information for David Simpson