HC Deb 09 February 2004 vol 417 cc1399-400W
Lembit ÖOpik

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many undergraduate students in Wales have declared themselves bankrupt in each year since 1992; and if he will make a statement. [153716]

Alan Johnson

The following table shows the number of student loan borrowers, both graduates and undergraduates, who have had bankruptcy orders made against them since 1992.

There are no figures showing undergraduates as a separate group.

Bankrupt year1 Number of borrowers2,3,4,5
1992 0
1993 1
1994 2
1995 4
1996 6
1997 7
1998 2

maintenance loan and fee loan will be slightly different, though the impact on the overall time to repay is likely to be small.