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Written question asked by Paul Farrelly (Labour) on Friday, 14 November 2003, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 20 November 2003. It was answered by Alan Johnson (Labour) on Thursday, 20 November 2003 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 information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that (i) hold a part-time job during term-time, (ii) live with their parents during term-time and (iii) attend a university close to their home; and what changes have taken place in these statistics since 1997; what information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income households who leave university (i) debt free and (ii) with debts of over £11,715; what estimate he has made of the percentages of the income of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that are derived from (i) student loans, (ii) bank loans and overdrafts, (iii) credit cards, (iv) grants, (v) parental contributions and (vi) work during university; what reports he has received on how much students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds borrow by the time they leave university from (i) the Student Loans Company, (ii) parents, (iii) bank loans and overdrafts and (iv) credit cards; what recent reports he has received regarding the relationship between students' family incomes and their level of debt after leaving university; what is the average level of debt held after leaving university by a student from (a) a lower, (b) a middle and (c) an upper income background was in 2002-03. - No figures and will write.
Answer

Paul Farrelly: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills, (1) what information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that (i) hold a part-time job during term- time, (ii) live with their parents during term-time and (iii) attend a university close to their home; and what changes have taken place in these statistics since 1997; [139479] (2) what information he has collated on the percentage of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income households who leave university (i) debt free and (ii) with debts of over £11,715; [139480] (3) what estimate he has made of the percentages of the income of students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds that are derived from (i) student loans, (ii) bank loans and overdrafts, (iii) credit cards, (iv) grants, (v) parental contributions and (vi) work during university; [139630] (4) what reports he has received on how much students from (a) lower income, (b) middle income and (c) upper income backgrounds borrow by the time they leave university from (i) the Student Loans Company, (ii) parents, (iii) bank loans and overdrafts and (iv) credit cards; [139631] (5) what recent reports he has received regarding the relationship between students' family incomes and their level of debt after leaving university; [139632] (6) what is the average level of debt held after leaving university by a student from (a) a lower, (b) a middle and (c) an upper income background was in 2002-03. [139633] Alan Johnson: I am unable to provide the information requested before the House prorogues. I will write to my hon. Friend with the information and place a copy of my letter in the Library.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
413 c1491W;413 c1487W; 139479;139480;139630;139631;139632;139633
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Debts Housing Income Personal income Parents Loans Part-time employment Students Social class
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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