Written question asked by Mark Prisk (Conservative) on Monday, 4 April 2005, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 6 April 2005. It was answered by Kim Howells (Labour) on Wednesday, 6 April 2005 on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills.

Dept for Education and Skills

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, what effect she expects the change to the student loan repayment threshold from 1st April to have on the national student loan repayment book.

Answer: Mr. Prisk: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what effect the change to the student loan repayment threshold from 1 April will have on the national student loan repayment book. [224770] Dr. Howells: The impact of raising the repayment threshold for income contingent student loans from £10,000 to £15,000 per annum, which takes effect from 6 April 2005, was set out in chapter 7 of "The future of higher education and the Higher Education Bill 2004: Regulatory Impact Assessment". This is available in the House of Commons Library.

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