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Written question asked by Gordon Marsden (Labour) on Monday, 9 May 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 May 2016 (named day). It was answered by Lord Johnson of Marylebone (Conservative) on Thursday, 12 May 2016 on behalf of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.


Students: Loans

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, from which academic year the Government plans that a Sharia-compliant student loan will be available for Muslim students.

Answer

The November 2015 Higher Education Green Paper (Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice) confirms the Government’s intention to introduce, for the first time, a new system of alternative student finance. Subject to Parliament, the Government plans to introduce the system through new primary legislation.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
36933
Session
2015-16
Subjects
Loans Students Islam
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk