Lord Trimble consistently voted against university tuition fees

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Major votes

• On 14 Dec 2010: Lord Trimble voted against raising the tuition fee cap to £6,000 per year for courses for which there are no plans in place to promote access and student finance information. Show vote
• On 14 Dec 2010: Lord Trimble voted to raise the UK's undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year. Show vote

  This vote is also related to:

  • raising England’s undergraduate tuition fee cap to £9,000 per year
• On 31 Mar 2004: Lord Trimble voted against allowing university tuition fees to increase from £1125 per year to up to £3000 per year, and against making other changes to higher education funding and regulation arrangements. Show vote
• On 27 Jan 2004: Lord Trimble voted against allowing university tuition fees to increase from £1125 per year to up to £3000 per year, and against making other changes to higher education funding and regulation arrangements. Show vote

Minor votes

• On 14 Sep 2004: Lord Trimble voted against the immediate abolition of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance grants of up to £2,000 for students from low-income homes, and changes to the country's higher education system. Show vote
• On 14 Sep 2004: Lord Trimble voted in support of the Liberal Democrat policy of abolition of tuition fees. Show vote
• On 19 Jul 2004: Lord Trimble was absent for a vote on The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 Show vote
• On 23 Jun 2004: Lord Trimble voted no on Higher Education Bill — Clause 27 — Sections 22 to 26: supplementary provisions Show vote
• On 31 Mar 2004: Lord Trimble voted against the introduction of variable university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000 per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250 per year. Show vote
• On 31 Mar 2004: Lord Trimble voted against the introduction of variable university tuition fees (top-up fees) of up to £3,000 per year in place of the previous fixed fee of £1,250 per year. Show vote
• On 1 Jul 1998: Lord Trimble was absent for a vote on Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — New arrangements for giving financial support to students Show vote
• On 1 Jul 1998: Lord Trimble was absent for a vote on Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] Show vote
• On 4 Nov 1997: Lord Trimble was absent for a vote on Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate Show vote