Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 103837
Postgraduate Education: Childcare
Tabled: 7 January 2026
Answered: 16 January 2026
Question
Anneliese Dodds
Labour (Co-op) — Oxford East
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what information her Department holds on the percentage of doctoral loans used by students to cover the costs of childcare.
Answer
Josh MacAlisterDoctoral loans are intended to contribute to the cost of study, rather than to specifically cover tuition fees or livings costs, which provides flexibility to the student. The department does not hold any information on the proportion of doctoral loan fun...
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