Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 86301

Students: Loans

Tabled: 29 October 2025
Answered: 6 November 2025

Question

Lee Anderson

Reform UKAshfield

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy to remove interest rates on student loans.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Student loans are subject to interest to ensure that those who can afford to do so contribute to the full cost of their degree. To consider both students and taxpayers, and ensure the real value of the loans over the repayment term, interest rates are lin...

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