Question follow-through · 126877
Students: Finance
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers have authorised expenditure on the development of the Alternative Student Finance model since 2013; and on what dates those approvals were given.
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 13 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 15 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2026 · 16 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
13 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, which Ministers have authorised expenditure on the development of the Alternative Student Finance model since 2013; and on what dates those approvals were given.
15 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
29 Apr 2026
Answer published
It has not proved possible to respond to the hon. Member in the time available before Prorogation.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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15 Apr 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what contingency plans her Department has to ensure repayments for standard student loans and the Alternative Student Finance model remain equivalent if repayment outcomes diverge.
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Students: Loans
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