Labour's incompetence lets down 88,000 students
October 14, 2009 10:14 PM
Newcastle Lib Dem parliamentary spokesman for Newcastle East Greg Stone has warned that ministers must be held accountable for the lamentable incompetence which has beset the payment of student loans to 88,000 students.
Higher education minister David Lammy today promised an inquiry into the chaos surrounding the administration of student loans in the House of Commons.
Greg said "This afternoon I received a call about this very problem from a Newcastle student at the University of Westminster who is in dire financial straits because of the failure to pay their loan and is finding it impossible to get any information from the SLC about what is going on and when they might get access to funds. In Jesmond tonight students told me many others are similarly affected.
"The situation is dire and urgent action is needed. Labour's treatment of students has been abysmal. Coming on top of their introduction of tuition fees and cuts to university places, this latest disaster is further illustration of the incompetence of Labour's higher education policy. Ministerial jobs should be on the line."
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