HC Deb 17 November 1992 vol 214 c173W
Mrs. Dunwoody

To ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will make it his policy that access funds should be available to students who do not already have student loans.

Mr. Forman

Access funds are intended to help students who face severe financial difficulties after availing themselves of all other public sources of support. We have given guidance to institutions that they should not make payments from the access funds to students who are eligible for a student loan but who have not taken one out, unless there are exceptional circumstances.