§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education (1) what action the Government have taken to measure the effects of the student loans scheme on participation by social class or gender;
(2) when he will undertake a survey of students' income and expenditure.
§ Mr. FormanThe Government and the Student Loans Company are committed to monitoring student loans. We have just issued a statistical bulletin which analyses take-up during academic year 1990-91 by gender, age and region. The Student Loans Company's first annual report was published on 21 October last year and placed in the Library. A second will be published this autumn. We shall commission further surveys of students' income and expenditure as and when appropriate.