HC Deb 14 March 1968 vol 760 cc1595-6
19. Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will amend the student grant regulations so that no allowance should be made for private school fees in assessing parental contribution.

The Secretary of State for Education and Science (Mr. Patrick Gordon Walker)

This suggestion will be considered with others which have been proposed by students' organisations and other interested bodies for adjustment of the student grant arrangements.

Mr. Mitchell

Would not the money saved by this change be more usefully employed to increase the lower level of the parental contribution scale?

Mr. Gordon Walker

Yes. This is certainly one of the things which we must consider and which I am prepared to discuss with the student organisations and other interested bodies, such as the vice-chancellors, and so on. However, we ought to await the outcome of the discussions.