Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at 4:36 pm on 28 February 2008.

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Photo of Jeremy Purvis Jeremy Purvis Liberal Democrat 4:36, 28 February 2008

I am grateful to Elizabeth Smith for highlighting the Liberal Democrats' consistency in stating the importance of the higher education sector. We were the only party that said during the election campaign that we would meet the sector's funding in full.

Was the member as surprised as I was when, after the Education, Lifelong Learning and Culture Committee had reached its unanimous conclusions on the need for additional support for the sector, the proposals were voted down by her colleagues on the Finance Committee?