Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, pursuant to the Answer of 9 January 2026 to Question 104598 Private Education: Single Sex Education, how many material change requests have been submitted by independent single-sex education settings seeking approval to become co-educational since (a) 1 January 2023 and (b) 1 January 2025.

Answered by Olivia Bailey - Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (Department for Education) (Equalities)

The department has processed 1232 material changes between 1 January 2023 and 1 January 2025. The department does not record data below this level in terms of types of school or type of material change.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many and what proportion of people with Plan 2 student loans had an effective marginal deduction rate of at least (a) 51 per cent and (b) 71 per cent as a result of the combined effects of Income Tax, employee National Insurance contributions and Plan 2 student loan repayments in the 2024-25 tax year.

Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

The Plan 2 Student Loan Scheme was introduced in 2012 under the Conservative and Liberal Democrat Coalition Government.

The student finance system is heavily subsidised by government, and lower-earning graduates will always be protected, with any outstanding loan and interest cancelled at the end of the repayment term. It is right that those who are able to repay loans do so.

We will continue to keep the terms of the system under review to ensure the system protects taxpayers and students now and in the future.

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, pursuant to Question 115946 on Students: Loans, whether her Department holds the data requested on the number and proportion of people with Plan 2 student loans who had an effective marginal deduction rate of at least (a) 51 per cent and (b) 71 per cent in the 2024–25 tax year as a result of the combined effects of Income Tax, employee National Insurance contributions and Plan 2 student loan repayments.

Answered by James Murray - Chief Secretary to the Treasury

Producing an answer to this question would be a significant analytical task at disproportionate cost.

We will continue to keep the terms of the system under review to ensure the system protects taxpayers and students now and in the future.

Found: Al Carns; Pam Cox; Mr Paul Foster; Mr Mark Francois; Gerald Jones; Jayne Kirkham; Mike Martin; David Reed

Found: Al Carns; Pam Cox; Mr Paul Foster; Mr Mark Francois; Gerald Jones; Jayne Kirkham; Mike Martin; David Reed

Found: Akehurst; Alex Ballinger; Sarah Bool; Al Carns; Pam Cox; Mr Paul Foster; Gerald Jones; Jayne Kirkham; David Reed

Submit Evidence (by 15 Apr 2026)

The International Development Committee will explore the FCDO’s approach to higher education and research partnerships as part of its development strategy; how this may shift in response to a reduced aid budget and in the light of the new International Education Strategy; and the medium to long-term benefits of higher education and research partnerships to the UK’s international development goals.