ONS Decisions: Student Loans Debate

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Department: HM Treasury

ONS Decisions: Student Loans

Jo Stevens Excerpts
Tuesday 18th December 2018

(5 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Jo Stevens Portrait Jo Stevens (Cardiff Central) (Lab)
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In the light of the ONS decision, can the Chief Secretary tell the House who benefits from the current debt-driven student finance system, because it clearly is not students, taxpayers or the Government?

Elizabeth Truss Portrait Elizabeth Truss
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There is extremely strong evidence that going to university increases people’s earning power, and there is some very helpful new data—the longitudinal education outcomes data—that shows people how much they can expect to earn by studying particular courses.