Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 122022

Students: Loans

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Iqbal Mohamed

IndependentDewsbury and Batley

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment her Department has made of the adequacy of information provided to 17–18-year-old students entering higher education in 2012 on the interest rate structure of Plan 2 student loans, including the

Answer

Josh MacAlister
Plan 2 loans were designed and implemented by previous governments. Prospective students had wide access to information across a range of platforms before submitting their applications.Plan 2 loans interest rates are applied at the Retail Price Index (RPI...

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