Rupert Lowe MP: written questions
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Students: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98200More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the equitability of the current student loan system, in the context of the rising value of student loans issued to applicants who may not remain in the UK long enough to repay.
Answer: As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98199More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the potential administrative cost associated with tracing and managing borrowers of student loans whose repayment status cannot be verified through UK tax systems.
Answer: As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98198More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the long-term economic contribution of student-loan recipients who do not remain in the UK workforce after graduation; and how this affects repayment forecasts for the loan book.
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98197More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department collects data on loan write-off rates broken down by borrower residency status at the time of issuing the loan.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98196More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many cases of suspected misrepresentation in student finance applications have been identified in each of the last five years; and what proportion of these involved applicants providing insufficient or unve
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98195More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what proportion of borrowers who leave the UK after receiving student finance maintain full repayment compliance; and what mechanisms exist to enforce repayments from those living overseas.
Answer: As of April 2025, 6.1 million borrowers (English and EU nationals with loans from Student Finance England) are in Repayment. Of the 6.1 million, 286,000 (4.6%) reside overseas, of which 85,000 (29.7%) are EU nationals and 201,000 (70.3%) are English UK na...
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98194More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the total value of student loans unlikely to be repaid by borrowers who have not established a long-term financial footprint in the UK; and what the projected cost to the public pu
Answer: The information requested is not held centrally.
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98193More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many student-loan recipients are recorded with incomplete or inaccurate residency or nationality data.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98192More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many investigations are currently open into incorrect residency claims for student finance.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98191More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the compliance rates with the three-year UK residency requirement among student finance applicants.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98190More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many applications for student finance have been refused due to insufficient residency evidence in each of the last ten years.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: FinanceDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98189More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what checks are undertaken to verify eligibility for student finance among applicants who have recently entered the UK.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98188More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions she has had with the student local company on levels of interest applied to student loans; and whether she has made an assessment of the potential impact of those levels on graduates’ disposabl
Answer: Interest rates are set in legislation in reference to the Retail Price Index and applied annually from 1 September. The Student Loans Company applies interest accordingly. Student loans are subject to interest so that those who can afford to do so contrib...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98187More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many students agreed to receive a student loan whilst they were under the age of 18 in each of the last 10 years.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98186More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the value of student loans for which accurate income data is not currently held; and what proportion of the loan book this represents.
Answer: We are resolute in our commitment to protecting public money in higher education and are taking firm action to address serious concerns about exploitation of the student funding system.Eligibility for student finance is not based solely on nationality, bu...
Answered 3 Feb 2026
Original Parliament recordStudents: LoansDepartment for EducationTabled 8 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 98185More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the reliability of income data used by the Student Loans Company.
Answer: The Student Loans Company (SLC) uses income data provided by HMRC, which is an effective way to ensure that repayments are linked directly to earnings for borrowers resident in the UK. Employers and self-employed borrowers provide income and student loan ...
Answered 7 Jan 2026
Original Parliament recordMigrants: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97696More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of absconders have only been found after an arrest for a separate offence in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: Travel RequirementsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97695More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what proportion of absconders could not be removed because their home countries would not issue travel documents in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordDeportation: AppealsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97694More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of absconders have remained in the UK as a result of (a) unresolved legal appeals and (b) last-minute claims in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrantsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97693More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what the estimated average time is before an absconder going missing and a police report is filed.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordImmigration BailHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97692More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many and what percentage of people on immigration bail absconded again in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordBail: ReoffendersHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97691More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many absconders released on bail have committed further offences in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordPrisoner EscapesMinistry of JusticeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97690More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what criteria the Crown Prosecution Service uses to determine whether to (a) release an absconder on bail and (b) bail them.
Answer: The decision to remand an individual in custody or to grant bail is solely a matter for the independent judiciary acting in accordance with the criteria set out in the Bail Act 1976.Questions about the Crown Prosecution Service are for the Attorney Genera...
Answered 15 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordMigrants: ArrestsHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97689More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what percentage of absconders encountered by police have been detained by police in each of the last three years.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
Original Parliament recordAsylumHome OfficeTabled 5 Dec 2025AnsweredUIN 97688More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, how many refused asylum seekers are classified as absconders.
Answer: The information requested is not currently available from published statistics.Official statistics published by the Home Office are kept under review in line with the code of practice for statistics, taking into account a number of factors including user ...
Answered 22 Dec 2025
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