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Public Services, Health and Education (3 Dec 2003)

Mr Martin Caton: ...Bill. I do that from the perspective of a Member of Parliament who represents a constituency in Wales, which already has a Children's Commissioner in place. However, the proposal to introduce top-up fees, a subject that is identified in the amendment, in a higher education Bill concerns me and, as we have heard, many of my right hon. and hon. Friends, although we do not share the Tories'...

Public Services, Health and Education (3 Dec 2003)

Mr Martin Caton: ...be nonsense to deny that. My fear is that we will entrench it. Under the current arrangements, different universities are rising in esteem and the quality of their provision. I fear that variable fees would lead to entrenchment of an Ivy League. I wanted to talk in the main about the children Bill, but to finish my remarks on top-up fees, my main objection is founded on my disagreement...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Top-up Fees (6 Nov 2002)

Mr Martin Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) , what assessment he has made of the introduction of top-up fees for some higher education institutions in other countries; (2) what assessment he has made of the potential impact on student access to higher education of introducing top-up fees; (3) what evidence his Department has collated on the extent to which top-up fees for...

Written Answers — Education and Skills: Top-up Fees (28 Oct 2002)

Mr Martin Caton: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans the Government have to allow universities to charge students top-up fees;