Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what estimate she has made of the cost per digital transaction of applications for full-time study support in October 2018.

An estimate of the cost per digital transaction of applications for full-time study support in October 2018 is not available.

The most recent data available covers the operational period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016 and shows a cost per digital transaction for applications for full time students of £44.29.

This information is publicly available via the dataset which can be accessed at: https://www.gov.uk/performance/student-finance-england-full-time-study-applications/cost-per-transaction.