Faint o ddarpar-fyfyrwyr yng Nghymru y mae'r Gweinidog yn ei ddisgwyl fydd yn cael eu rhwystro rhag dilyn astudiaethau ôl-raddedig oherwydd anallu myfyrwyr sy'n byw yng Nghymru i gael cymorth ariannol drwy'r Cwmni Benthyciadau i Fyfyrwyr?
In May 2016 the Welsh Government consulted on proposals to implement a postgraduate loan scheme for Welsh students which will largely mirror that for England. Plans are now in hand to ensure that such support will be available to Welsh students from September 2017.
Unfortunately it was not possible to implement a scheme in Wales any earlier. The reasons why this was not possible are complex and largely to do with the timing of key policy announcements by the Westminster Government and capacity within the Student Loans Company. My officials have worked closely with the SLC to ensure that capacity is not a barrier to providing support in future years.
It is not possible to provide an accurate estimate of the number of students who will be impacted by the delay in providing support.