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Baroness in Waiting/Government Whip (Baroness Blake of Leeds) (Lab)

Speaking in the House of Lords on 10 March 2026

Debate

Student Loan System

Contribution

My Lords, as the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Education have outlined in the other place, this is indeed a complex system. We are looking for ways to make it fairer, but to be fiscally responsible we must consider how any change would be funded. The Government aim to be supportive of students from all backgrounds, including, for example, students from low incomes. For this reason, we are introducing maintenance grants of up to £1,000 a year.

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