Clause 23 - Condition that may be required to be imposed by English funding bodies
Higher Education Bill
9:30 am
Mr James Clappison (Hertsmere, Conservative)
Does the hon. Gentleman agree that what he terms the cultural interest of people from lower-income families is a matter of whether they will pay for something that is now free? Does he agree that people whose family income falls between the substantial slice of £15,970 and £20,970 will, for the first time, pay towards the cost of their education? They will have to pay their tuition fees, albeit that they will do so later.