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Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commission an independent review into how student finance products, including Plan 2 loans, are communicated to prospective students, with particular regard to transparency and informed consent.

answeredIqbal MohamedDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
19 Mar 2026
Target answer date
23 Mar 2026
Answer
30 Mar 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will commission an independent review into how student finance products, including Plan 2 loans, are communicated to prospective students, with particular regard to transparency and informed consent.

  2. 23 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    Plan 2 student loans were devised by previous administrations and students in England starting degrees under this government have different arrangements. Since the 2023/24 academic year, new students in England receive their loans on Plan 5 terms and cond...

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