HC Deb 23 February 1990 vol 167 c929W
Dr. Hampson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list the new courses referred to in theOfficial Report, 15 February, column 464, for which 50,000 students will be eligible for student loans who are not presently eligible for student grants.

Mr. Jackson

Some full-time home students will be eligible for loans but not for mandatory awards. This group will include some students on courses leading to qualifications such as the BTEC higher national certificate, and other qualifications offered by professional institutions and public bodies. The full range of eligible courses is defined by schedule 1 of the Education (Student Loans) Bill.