§ Mr. CallaghanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in respect of student loans schemes(a) the most recent figure for loan applications received, (b) the number of loans received, (c) the value of the loans and (d) the total costs incurred in administering the scheme in the Greater Manchester area.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthAs at 15 January 1992, the Student Loans Company Ltd. had received 7,474 applications for loans for the academic year 1991–92 from students attending institutions in the Greater Manchester area and had paid 7,269 loans worth £3.4 million. The company will very shortly pay fees totalling £30,308 in respect of correctly completed eligibility certificates received from those institutions up to 31 December 1991.