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Written Answers — Education and Skills: Tuition Fees (11 Nov 2003)

Mr Damian Green: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what his estimate is of the cost of plans for remission of tuition and top-up fees for universities in financial years (a) 2003–04, (b) 2004–05 and (c) 2005–06.

Tuition Fees (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Damian Green: ...to the Secretary of State that that part of the report was inaccurate. Meanwhile, may I ask him to clarify his own position? He said that the poorest students will not pay the existing part of the fees. Does that mean that they will pay the top-up part of the fees?

Tuition Fees (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Damian Green: I beg to move, That this House notes the views of the National Union of Students about university tuition fees; and believes that the consequence of the Government's proposal relating to tuition fees will be to act as a severe deterrent to many students from hard-working but less well-off families, who will not be eligible for the £1,000 maintenance grant, from applying to university. As...

Tuition Fees (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Damian Green: ...Friend: it was slightly perverse of the hon. Lady to sign the early-day motion if she opposed the sentiments behind it. She will know that there is some doubt about the Government's position on the top-up fees element. The Secretary of State wavers between saying that poorer students will be exempt from all fees and that they will be exempt only from the existing £1,100—noises...

Tuition Fees (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Damian Green: ...such a powerful coalition in opposition to their proposals. Penny Hollings of the National Union of Students said: "The Conservative Party has correctly identified just how unpopular tuition fees have been and the catastrophic effect that top-up fees would have". A spokesperson for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers said: "We would welcome the abolition of university tuition fees,...

Tuition Fees (25 Jun 2003)

Mr Damian Green: ...the past six years, expansion has continued at a headlong rate under this Government, who are specifically committed to solving the problem, yet the participation rate among the poorer social groups has not changed. However, the key to that—and the key mistake that the Government are making—is that it is a problem not of our universities, but of our schools. The Minister for...

Higher Education (22 Jan 2003)

Mr Damian Green: ...Time. It is only fair that I return the favour by pointing out what members of the Cabinet have said about the policy that the Secretary of State has just announced. The Chancellor described top-up fees as a "ridiculous idea". The Secretary of State for International Development said: "it's a really bad idea; I'm against it". Members may regard those as the usual suspects. Most surprising...

Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills: Top-up Fees (28 Nov 2002)

Mr Damian Green: It is understandable that the Secretary of State does not want to comment on every speculation that we hear about top-up fees, even—or perhaps especially—those floated by his own Cabinet colleagues. Will he, however, rule out at least one of them, which came in briefing papers from his own Department? It is the idea that every student, including those from poor families, should be...

Education, Culture, Media and Sport (15 Nov 2002)

Mr Damian Green: ...welcome the fact that the proposals will be introduced, not least because families as well as universities have been waiting far too long to find out when to start their financial planning for the top-up fees—it seems that the Government certainly have planned for them. It is worth reminding ourselves of how they got into this mess, and their manifesto pledge is unambiguous: XWe will...