| Heading: |
Students: Loans |
| Question ID: |
1813772 |
| UIN: |
HL8524 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-17 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4340 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Cashman
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| Asking Member handle: |
mcashmanCBE
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@mcashmanCBE
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to address high levels of interest some graduates pay on student loans. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-26 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
269 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answering Member handle: |
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
Baroness Smith of Malvern
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| Answer text: |
Student loans are subject to interest so as to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree.Interest rates on student loans do not affect monthly repayments made by borrowers. Regular repayments are based on a fixe... |
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| Answering body ID: |
60 |
| Answering body name: |
Department for Education |
| Tweeted: |
true |