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Students: Finance

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is supporting university students and graduates with accumulating student debt.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
24 Mar 2026
Target answer date
13 Apr 2026
Answer
13 Apr 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 24 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department is supporting university students and graduates with accumulating student debt.

  2. 13 Apr 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 13 Apr 2026

    Answer published

    Unlike commercial loans, student loans carry significant protections for borrowers. Student loan repayments are linked to income, not to the amount borrowed or interest applied. As repayments remain income contingent, if a borrower’s salary remains the sa...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Academies: Disclosure of Information

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Nutrition: Health Education

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Curriculum: Public Consultation

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Education: Religion

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Education: Religion and Science

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Special Educational Needs: Finance

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Special Educational Needs: Finance

14 Sept 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what data her Department holds on the proportion of Derbyshire's £20.091 million of unallocated SEND capital at July 2025 that has now resulted in completed and operational SEND provision.

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Written question 30136

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