Question to the Department for Education:

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet with the (a) Skills Funding Agency and (b) Student Loan Company to discuss the feasibility of writing off student loan debts for adult students unable to continue courses as a result of the failure of the course provider.

Our priority is to help ensure learners can continue with their courses with minimal disruption. We are actively working with the Skills Funding Agency and Student Loans Company to identify suitable alternative training providers or colleges with whom learners can complete their studies, and to ensure they do not lose out from any transfer. We are committed to finding a solution for each learner and making the process as smooth as possible.

Where there may ultimately be no viable alternative providers available for some learners to complete their study, we will consider what might be done to avoid these learners being unfairly disadvantaged.