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- Public Services, Health and Education (3 Dec 2003)
Mr Eric Illsley: I greatly welcome many of the Bills announced in the Queen's Speech, but I shall confine my remarks this afternoon to where I have the greatest difficulty—top-up fees, of course. Anyone who listened to the hon. Member for Newbury (Mr. Rendel) must be shocked to reflect on the figures that he calculated. It is on account of such debt levels that I believe students in areas such my own...
- Public Services, Health and Education (3 Dec 2003)
Mr Eric Illsley: ...There is no reason why we should not have different methods of taxation. Certainly, there should be contributions from graduates—as there should be from a wide range of people—to cover fees. In view of the comments of the hon. Member for Newbury, I shall not say much more about thresholds. Using the hon. Gentleman's lower estimate of a £25,000 debt, let us consider the...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills: Top-up Fees (28 Nov 2002)
Mr Eric Illsley: If he will make a statement on his policy on top-up fees for universities.
- Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills: Top-up Fees (28 Nov 2002)
Mr Eric Illsley: I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for his response. Given the funding crisis in the university sector, does he accept that top-up fees could have a perverse effect, as students might avoid the institutions that are charging higher fees? I understand that applications to Imperial college have fallen dramatically. Does he accept that in Scotland, which is a tuition-fee-free zone,...
- Oral Answers to Questions — Prime Minister: Engagements (27 Nov 2002)
Mr Eric Illsley: Is my right hon. Friend aware that the mere suggestion of university top-up fees is already causing anxiety in areas such as mine, which has a historically low take-up of university and higher education places? If collective provision is the right model for the national health service, should not it also apply to our education service?