Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, if he has made an assessment of the potential merits of reviewing the effectiveness of the NHS bursary scheme.

The Department works closely with the Department for Education on a wide range of matters to ensure the education system is supporting healthcare students, including student funding.

For the 2025-26 academic year, the Government will increase the NHS Bursary tuition fee contributions, maintenance grants and all allowances by 3.1%. This is the second consecutive academic year that this Government has increased support through the NHS Bursary. For the 2025-26 academic year, the Government has also announced that maximum loans for living costs from Student Finance England (SFE), including reduced rate non-means tested loans for students in NHS Bursary years, will increase by 3.1%.

The Government reviews the funding arrangements for medical students annually. This includes the NHS Bursary scheme and SFE support.