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Written question asked by Chris Ruane (Labour) on Thursday, 24 October 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 28 October 2019. It was answered by Chris Skidmore (Conservative) on Wednesday, 30 October 2019 on behalf of the Department for Education.


Students: Loans

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment he has made of extending student loan eligibility to people in prison who have more than six years to run on their sentence.

Answer

Prisoners set to be released within 6 years have been eligible for tuition fee loans with the consent of the prison authorities. There are no plans to change this policy.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
4940
Session
2019-19
Subjects
Prisoners Loans Students
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk