§ Mrs. Ewingasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will now alter his policy by which Scottish students attending further education establishments in England are charged for accommodation at the same rate as overseas students.
§ Mrs. Shirley WilliamsStudents holding awards from the Scottish Education Department pay the standard boarding fee charged to students from England and Wales and the Department pays to the local authority which maintains the college the difference between this fee and the full economic cost; Scottish educa-536W tion authorities have been advised to deal in the same way with students holding full-time further education bursaries. This is in line with the arrangements made for students from England and Wales who live in one local authority's area and attend a college in another. Overseas students are charged the full economic cost, but any encountering hardship may apply for help to the Overseas Students Special Fund.