Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Wednesday, 27 April 2011, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 4 May 2011. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 May 2011 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.

Further Education: Finance

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills when he plans to publish the consultation document on the introduction of loans for further education students referred to on page 13 of his Department's Business Plan published in November 2010.

Answer: [holding answer 4 May 2011]: In November 2010, we announced in ““Investing in Skills for Sustainable Growth”” that further education fee loans will be repaid on an income contingent basis in line with the recently announced approach for higher education fee loans. Further education fee loans will share key features with higher education fee loans, we plan to publish proposals for implementing further education fee loans following the publication of the Higher Education White Paper.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 54052; 527 c1195-6W
Session: 2010-12
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2010-1933
Monday, 8 November 2010
Deposited papers
House of Commons
House of Lords
Subjects: Finance Further education
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