Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what discussions the Universities Minister has had with fellow shareholders in the Student Loans Company in the devolved administrations on the circumstances of the dismissal of the chief executive of that company.

The decision to dismiss the Chief Executive was taken by Student Loans Company (SLC) following investigations into allegations about aspects of his management and leadership. The SLC and its shareholders expect the highest standards of management and leadership and these were not upheld by Mr Lamey.