HC Deb 14 November 1991 vol 198 c664W
28. Mr. McGrady

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what steps he will take to improve the financial situation of many students to enable them to continue third level education apart from the student loans regime.

Dr. Mawhinney

The total resources—grant plus loan—available to each full-time student for the 1991–92 academic year have been increased by 6 per cent. The availability of this support, together with new and more flexible access fund arrangements, should mean that no student need suffer undue financial hardship.