§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether he expects to publish a consultative paper as part of his review of the student support system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Keith JosephThe possibility of replacing maintenance grants wholly or partly with loans has been ruled out at the present time by the Government. As I announced on 17 July at column165, I have been considering the publication of a consultative document in which student loans would not feature as an option, but have concluded that no useful purpose would be served by the publication of such a paper.