Students: Loans
Commons · Question 86301 · Tabled 29 Oct 2025 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 6 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Lee Anderson
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to remove interest rates on student loans.
Answer
Answered by Josh MacAlister, 6 Nov 2025
Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree. To consider both students and taxpayers, and ensure the real value of the loans over the repayment term, interest rates are lin...