Student Loans: Muslim Students

Lord West of Spithead Excerpts

Thursday 3rd March 2016 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

Yes, this product will be open to everybody.

[Lord West of Spithead (Lab)]

My Lords, 45 years ago today the first British nuclear submarine reached the North Pole. It did that only courtesy of the engineers and their skills. In the interests of helping out on this, any Muslims who wish to join the Navy as engineers will get their courses paid for.

[Baroness Evans of Bowes Park]

I thank the noble Lord for his comments and add my congratulations on this important occasion. As I said, we want to ensure that all young people who wish, and have the ability, to go to university have the access to do so. That is why we are looking forward on this and we would be the first Government to introduce such a product.