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Public Bill Committee: Child Trust Funds Bill: Clause 8 - Initial contribution by Inland Revenue (13 Jan 2004): Mr George Osborne: ...Blaby. I was disappointed that he had not been here for some of our earlier proceedings, because he could have made similarly illuminating contributions. I think that he is unduly pessimistic about top-up fees. As he would know if he had read the front page of The Times, some members of the Committee feature in the rebel memos. If they get their act together, people may be able to spend...
Child Trust Funds Bill (15 Dec 2003): Mr George Osborne: ...use the money when they turn 18, but the problems will remain, and I have quoted what the Treasury officials said. What about a young student thinking about going to university? The Government's top-up fees will be means-tested, as far as we are aware, so hanging on to a child trust fund might involve paying the full whack of top-up fees the moment that students leave college. We will not...
Oral Answers to Questions — Education and Skills: Higher Education (24 Oct 2002): Mr George Osborne: ...debt deters people from poorer backgrounds from applying to university. Before the last election, the then Education Secretary—the current Home Secretary—promised not to introduce top-up fees for students. Would the current education team like to inherit that promise as well?

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