Higher Education

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 2:39 pm on 13 June 2007.

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Photo of Elizabeth Smith Elizabeth Smith Conservative 2:39, 13 June 2007

The equivalent to the graduate endowment for those from other parts of the United Kingdom who currently study in Scotland is the £1,700 annual tuition fee. Before the election, the cabinet secretary gave the commitment to the 28,000 students in that category that they deserved exactly the same deal as Scots and that they would pay nothing under an SNP-led Administration. Will she honour that commitment and, if so, exactly when will it be in operation?