Question follow-through · 128051
Students: Debts
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce levels of student debt.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 22 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 28 Apr 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Confucius Institutes · 1 Jun 2026
- Lifelong Education: Disadvantaged · 17 Jun 2026
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Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
17 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to help reduce levels of student debt.
22 Apr 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Apr 2026
Answer published
The government is capping the maximum interest rates on Plan 2 and 3 student loans at 6%, rather than RPI+3%, from 1 September, for the 2026/27 academic year, delivering stability and protection for graduates from escalating student loan interest. This sh...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
Confucius Institutes
1 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, under the international arrangements English HE providers have for registering with the Office for Students, on how many occasions in the past five years has there been an intervention by the OfS regarding alle
Lifelong Education: Disadvantaged
17 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to assist in expanding Life Long Learning, particularly among those post school leavers who are from more disadvantaged backgrounds.
Students: Debts
18 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she has set a target for an expected reduction in the level of student debt between now and 2029.