Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:11 pm ar 18 Rhagfyr 2018.
Lord Adonis
Llafur
3:11,
18 Rhagfyr 2018
My Lords, when is the review is expected to report? Could the Minister also give us the Government’s precise percentage figure for the proportion of loans expected to be repaid? My understanding is that the assumptions regarding that percentage are declining, which is part of the reason why the ONS has made this judgment.
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