§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will accept the recommendation in the report, Student Mobility on the Map, a copy of which has been sent to him, that United Kingdom students studying abroad should have comparable access to student loans to that available to United Kingdom domestic students. [158877]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 26 April 2001]Financial support is availab1e to UK domiciled students studying abroad as part of a higher education course undertaken at an institution in the UK, through student loans and European programmes such as SOCRATES-ERASMUS. We have no plans to change these policies, which already recognise the benefits of student mobility.