Ministers have fought off attempts by MPs for greater parliamentary oversight of the lifelong learning loan entitlement as key legislation passes its House of Commons stages.
The lifelong learning (higher education fee limits) bill had both its report stage and third reading in the House of Commons on Wednesday in a debate lasting just 50 minutes.
Opposition MPs have been trounced at every turn in their attempts to amend the bill, with the government using its majority on the public bill committee and in the commons chamber to defeat them.
The bill was introduced by education secretary Gillian Keegan in February to lay the statutory groundwork for the lifelong loan entitlement (LLE), a flagship policy which, from 2025, will give some people access to student loans worth up to £37,000 for flexible courses at levels 4 to 6.
