MPs debate student loans
15 October 2009 (updated on 22 April 2010)
David Willetts, Conservative Shadow Secretary of State for Universities and Skills, opened an Opposition Day debate in the Commons on higher education and student loans.
- Commons Hansard: Opposition Day: Higher Education
- Video and Audio: Higher Education debate
- About Parliament: Main Business: Debates
These types of debates are held on what are known as Opposition days which are allocated in the Commons during each parliamentary session to discuss subjects chosen by the opposition parties. Twenty days per session are set aside for these and the opposition parties usually raise questions of policy and administration. They are listed online in the Parliamentary Calendar.