Petition · past parliament
To cancel all students Tuition / loan starting from 2017 cohort
Rejected
21 signatures
What the petition asks
To cancel all students Tuition/ Loan starting from cohort 2017 .
Students are already in debt and are currently demanded to work in NHS as the current situation demands
Why it was rejected
It was not clear what the petition asked the UK Government or Parliament to do.
It's not clear whether your petition is intended to cover all students, or just medical students who are working with the NHS to fight the coronavirus outbreak.
We have published a number of petitions about tuition fees and loans for NHS staff and other key workers, which you might like to sign:
Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19: Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19
Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses: Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses
Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives: Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives
Suspend student loan repayments for doctors, nurses and midwives during COVID-19: Suspend student loan repayments for doctors, nurses and midwives during COVID-19
Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis: Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis.
Fund all medical degrees to support future doctors and nurses: Fund all medical degrees to support future doctors and nurses
We have also published the following petitions on student loans and tuition fees more generally, which you also might like to sign:
Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19: Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19
Call the government to reduce UK University tuition fees from £9250 to £3000: Call the government to reduce UK University tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
If you want the Government to take an action not covered by the above, you could start a new petition stating clearly what you want the Government to do.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
We have published a number of petitions about tuition fees and loans for NHS staff and other key workers, which you might like to sign:
Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19: Write off all student loans for all NHS staff fighting COVID19
Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses: Reimburse nurses for student loans and fund all fees for future student nurses
Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives: Reduce student debt for student nurses and midwives
Suspend student loan repayments for doctors, nurses and midwives during COVID-19: Suspend student loan repayments for doctors, nurses and midwives during COVID-19
Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis: Forgive student debt of all key workers after Pandemic crisis.
Fund all medical degrees to support future doctors and nurses: Fund all medical degrees to support future doctors and nurses
We have also published the following petitions on student loans and tuition fees more generally, which you also might like to sign:
Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19: Freeze student loan payments and interest accrual for Covid-19
Call the government to reduce UK University tuition fees from £9250 to £3000: Call the government to reduce UK University tuition fees from £9250 to £3000
If you want the Government to take an action not covered by the above, you could start a new petition stating clearly what you want the Government to do.
You can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:
www.gov.uk/coronavirus
https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/
The Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support
You can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips
You can read impartial analysis of the Government response to coronavirus and policy developments here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/
You may also be interested to know that because of the large number of petitions that have been started in relation to coronavirus, the Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak.
Find out more and watch the Committee put questions suggested by petitioners to Government Ministers and the Deputy Chief Medical Officer: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/145767/committee-question-deputy-chief-medical-officer-and-ministers-on-coronavirus-response/
Read letters asking further questions of Government Ministers: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/publications/3/correspondence/
Timeline
| 29 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 May 2020 | Rejected by the Petitions Committee |
Key facts
Signatures
21
Status
Rejected
Rejected
13 May 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.