Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 117718

Nurses: Training

Tabled: 4 March 2026
Answered: 13 March 2026

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist PartyStrangford

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

Karin Smyth
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...

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