§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recommendations have been issued on fees to be charged to home students for courses in higher and further education in the academic year 1982–83; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Keith JosephI have recommended the following fee levels for home and EC students in the academic year 1982–83 on postgraduate courses and on first degree and diploma courses:
- Postgraduate—£1413
- First degree and diploma—£480
The recommended 1982–83 postgraduate fee represents a 7 per cent. increase on that for 1981–82. Of this 1½ per cent. is required to adjust for past movements in costs; the balance of 5½ per cent. allows for prospective pay and price increases in higher and further education over the coming year. The recommended first degree and diploma fee involved a reduction on the 1981–82 level of £900; this will, however, be accompanied by a compensating increase in the level of funds available for allocation to institutions on the recommendation of the University Grants Committee, by the local authorities and, in the case of voluntary and direct grant colleges by my own Department, which should assist the management of the restructuring of higher education.
Other fees for home and EC students are a matter for the local authority associations. I understand that the local authority associations have recommended fees for 1982–83 as follows:
(a) Advanced FE Non-advanced FE Full-time £480 £276 Sandwich/block Release (Weekly rate) £13.30 £7.70 Part-time per hour 44p 25p Annual fee for one session per week £48.00 £27.60 (a) other than first degree and diploma courses
§ Mr. Hawksleyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recommendations have been issued on fees to be charged to overseas students from non-EEC countries for courses in higher and further education in the academic year 1982–83; and if he will make a statement.
§ Sir Keith JosephI have recommended that in the academic session 1982–83 fees should be charged as follows to students who began their courses before 1 September 1980 and who continue to be eligible for a subsidised rate of fee until they complete their course:
£ Postgraduate 1,929 First degree and other advanced 1,485 Full-time non-advanced 795 These fees represent an increase of 7 per cent. on 1981–82 levels.
409WThe University Grants Committee and the local authority associations have issued recommendations to universities and local education authorities respectively on fees to be charged in 1982–83 to students who started their courses on or after 1 September 1980:
Universities
Such fees as institutions consider necessary to meet the cost of the education in question, subject to minima as follows:
£ Arts 2,700 Science 3,600 Clinical years of medicine, dentistry and veterinary courses 6,600 Maintained and assisted institutions
(i) Students starting their courses on or after 1 September 1982:
Such fees as the local education authorities and institutions consider necessary to meet the cost of the education in question, subject to minima as follows:
£ Advanced 3,000 Non-advanced 1,700 (ii) Students who started their course on or after 1 September 1980 but before 1 September 1982.
Advanced Non-advanced £ £ Laboratory /workshop-based courses *3,400 *1,935 Classroom-based courses †2,810 †1,570 * Minimum fee. † Fixed fee. I shall be recommending voluntary and direct grant institutions to charge fees necessary to meet the cost of the education provided, subject to the following minima:
£ Advanced 2,780 Non-advanced 1,530