Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 100842

Overseas Students: Loans

Tabled: 17 December 2025
Answered: 5 January 2026
Named Day

Question

Sir Mel Stride

Conservative — Central Devon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what the outstanding value is of student loan debt owed by EU students; and how much of that debt is being actively repaid.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
An EU borrower is a borrower who was originally domiciled in an EU country prior to entering higher education in England. Tuition fee funding for new EU students in England without 'settled' or 'pre-settled status' ceased in the 2021/22 academic year. How...
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