Moved by
Lord Sharkey
144: After Clause 82, insert the following new Clause—
“Sharia-compliant student finance: progress reports
(1) The Secretary of State must publish on the Department for Education’s website, and must bring to the attention of schools in England and Wales as appropriate, a report which—
(a) sets out progress towards the introduction of a scheme of Sharia-compliant student finance; and
(b) provides an estimate of when such a scheme will be available for students entering tertiary education.
(2) A report under subsection (1) must be published within one month of this section coming into force and must be updated quarterly thereafter.
(3) Where any update provided under subsection (2) varies an estimate of when a scheme will be available, the Secretary of State must provide an explanation.”