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Nurses: Training

Commons · Question 117718 · Tabled 4 Mar 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 13 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what (a) travel expenses and (b) other financial support are available to nursing students.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 13 Mar 2026

The Department for Education provides the primary funding support package for English domiciled students in higher education through the student loans system.We want to remove the barriers to training in clinical roles like nursing, which is why in additi...