| Heading: |
Students: Loans |
| Question ID: |
1807068 |
| UIN: |
55479 |
| House: |
Commons |
| Date tabled: |
2025-05-30 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4831 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Ian Byrne
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| Asking Member handle: |
IanByrneMP
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@IanByrneMP
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the potential merits of pausing student loan interest from accruing while new parents are in receipt of statutory maternity pay. |
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false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-09 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4698 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Janet Daby
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| Answering Member handle: |
JanetDaby
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JanetDaby
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| Answer text: |
Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.The student finance system protects borrowers if they see a reduction in their income for whatever reason. This includes those i... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |