Clause 23 - Condition that may be required to be imposed by English funding bodies
Higher Education Bill
2:30 pm

Mr Jimmy Hood (Clydesdale, Labour)
I remind the Committee that with this we are discussing the following a amendments:
No. 3, in
clause 23, page 9, line 10, leave out 'the higher amount' and insert
'£3,000, increased annually on 1st April, in line with the Retail Price Index'.
No. 144, in
clause 23, page 9, line 11, at end insert
'but which can increase by a minimum of 0.5 per cent. above the rate of the retail price index in each academic year.'.
No. 223, in
clause 23, page 9, line 11, at end insert
'and that at least 10 per cent. of its fee income is supplied for distribution amongst institutions, as directed by the Secretary of State'.
No. 239, in
clause 23, page 9, line 11, at end insert
'and that there is provision to students, as directed by the Secretary of State, of a bursary equivalent to at least 10 per cent. of the fee, or £300, whichever is the greater sum'.
No. 83, in
clause 23, page 9, line 13, leave out from 'period' to 'institution' in line 15.
No. 84, in
clause 23, page 9, line 26, leave out paragraph (a).
No. 85, in
clause 23, page 10, leave out lines 30 and 31.
No. 120, in
clause 23, page 10, line 30, leave out from 'means' to end of line 31 and insert
'£3,000, increased annually on 1st April in line with the Retail Price Index'.
No. 110, in
clause 23, page 10, line 35, at end insert
'but excludes any year of education beyond the first three years of a course in medicine, veterinary medicine or education'.
No. 86, in
clause 24, page 10, line 44, leave out 'and the higher amount'.
No. 87, in
clause 24, page 10, line 48, leave out 'and the higher amount'.
No. 88, in
clause 24, page 11, line 1, leave out 'either of those amounts' and insert 'that amount'.
No. 89, in
clause 26, page 11, line 26, leave out paragraph (a).
No. 225, in
clause 26, page 11, line 30, at end insert
'and that at least 10 per cent. of its fee income is supplied for distribution amongst institutions as directed by the Secretary of State.'.
No. 240, in
clause 26, page 11, line 30, at end insert
'and that there is provision to students, as directed by the Secretary of State, of a bursary equivalent to at least 10 per cent. of the fee, or £300, whichever is the greater sum'.
No. 252, in
clause 26, page 11, line 30, at end insert
'but which can increase by a minimum of 0.5 per cent. above the rate of the retail price index in each academic year.'.
No. 90, in
clause 26, page 11, line 32, leave out from 'period' to 'institution' in line 34.
No. 91, in
clause 26, page 12, leave out lines 33 and 34.
No. 121, in
clause 26, page 12, line 33, leave out from 'means' to end of line 34 and insert
'£3,000, increased annually on 1st April in line with the Retail Price Index'.
No. 92, in
clause 31, page 14, line 5, leave out subsection (1).
No. 93, in
clause 31, page 14, line 10, leave out 'also'.
No. 94, in
clause 31, page 14, leave out lines 39 to 43.
No. 95, in
clause 35, page 16, line 4, leave out '(a) or'.
No. 96, in
clause 36, page 16, line 23, leave out '(a) or'.
