Question to the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government how many postgraduate students in England applied for Professional Career Development Loans to study (1) applied art and design, (2) art and design, (3) drama, (4) media, film or TV, (5) music, (6) dance, (7) performing arts, and (8) design and technology, in (a) 2009–10, (b) 2010–11, (c) 2011–12, (d) 2012–13, (e) 2013–14, (f) 2014–15, and (g) 2015–16; how many of those applications were successful; and what was the average loan given in each instance.

Professional and Career Development Loans are open to UK citizens who seek financial support for a wide range of tertiary education provision.

In recent years, nearly 7/10 of the typical 7000-8000 loans per year have been taken out by those participating in postgraduate study. Nearly 90% of loans are taken out by residents of England.

It has not been possible to split applied art and design from art and design. Categorisation is a result of the government’s interpretation of the course title. The following table illustrates the number of recipients studying certain postgraduate provision and the average loan value.