Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will provide support to people who incur debt owed to the Skills Funding Agency as a result of training providers ceasing to operate.

The Skills Funding Agency manages providers and course eligibility for Advanced Learner Loans. The Student Loans Company administers these loans, which fund learners’ course fees.

Both have robust procedures should there be an exceptional need to transfer loans-funded learners to a different provider. Contact is made with learners to inform them of the situation, as well as the options available to them. All efforts are made to minimise the level of disruption during any transition.