Question follow-through · 86301

Students: Loans

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to remove interest rates on student loans.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
29 Oct 2025
Target answer date
3 Nov 2025
Answer
6 Nov 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 29 Oct 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to remove interest rates on student loans.

  2. 3 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree. To consider both students and taxpayers, and ensure the real value of the loans over the repayment term, interest rates are lin...

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