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student debt reaches 2 billion
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figures released have shown that student debt in Scotland have
nearly hit £2 billion in total. The Student Loans Company
noted that in one financial year, the amount given out to students
in university stood at £212 million. Opponents of the
Scottish National Party, which has in the past promised to limit
the debts of those graduating in Scotland, argued that the statistics
represent failure. Education Spokesman at the Scottish Liberal
Democrats Jeremy Purvis asserted that matters have apparently
changed since the commitments were outlined. "After a year
in office they are now presiding over an increase in the very
student debt that they had promised to write off," he commented.
Such views were given extra clarity by Murdo Fraser of the Conservatives,
who stated that the numbers do not incorporate other debt such
as personal loans and credit cards. In other loans news, the
Association of British Insurers claimed this week that payment
protection insurance is vital, especially in harder economic
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