Business, Innovation & Skills Department officials give evidence on student loans

• Parliament TV: Student loans
• Select Committee on Economic Affairs

Witnesses

Tuesday 5 July in Committee Room 1, Palace of Westminster

At 3.15pm

• Mr Nick Hillman, Director, Higher Education Policy Institute
• Dr Gavan Conlon, London Economics

At 4.30 pm

• Mr Steve Lamey, Chief Executive, Student Loans Company
• Dr Philippa Lloyd, Director General, People, Strategy and Higher Education, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
• Ms Anne Spinali, Executive Director UK Government Investments, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Likely questions

The first session covers a range of issues including:

• To what extent is the current system of student loans working as anticipated?
• Concerns about the Government estimates of future loan repayments
• The effect that leaving the European Union will have on student numbers
• The reasons for the sell-off of parts of the student loan book

The second session focuses on:

• Is the current system of student loans working as anticipated?
• Is the present number of new students entering higher education sustainable?
• As over half of UK graduates are in non-graduate jobs, is there a concern for the prospect of loans being paid back?
• The reasons for the Government plans to sell off part of the student loan book and how much will be raised from the sale

Further information

• About Parliament: Select committees
• Visiting Parliament: Watch committees

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