Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, whether he plans to extend bursaries available to healthcare students to (a) medicine and (b) dentistry students.

There are no current plans to do so. In years one to four of an undergraduate medical or dental course, domestic students can access student loans from Student Finance England. From year five of an undergraduate course and from year two of a graduate-entry course, eligible medical and dental students can access the NHS Bursary. This is non-repayable and comprises payment for tuition fees and, where eligible, further grants and allowances.