HC Deb 28 July 1988 vol 138 cc402-5W
Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what representations his Department has received about the introduction of student loans; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

The student support review group has received written evidence from 106 organisations and individuals, nine of which have also given oral evidence. In addition, since the beginning of 1987, the Department has received seven petitions, signed by a total of 1,300 people, and well over 1,500 letters.

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will place in the Library copies of the representations he has received concerning the introduction of student loans; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

Copies of written evidence received by the student support review group were placed in both Libraries of Parliament in April 1987. It would not be appropriate to do the same with all the correspondence—not usually intended for publication—addressed to my right hon. Friend and myself.

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will list in the Official Report those(a) individuals and (b) organisations who made representations to his Department concerning the introduction of student loans.

Mr. Jackson

The following organisations and individuals submitted written evidence to the student support review group:

  • Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
  • Association for Student Counselling
  • Association of Accommodation and Welfare Officers
  • Association of British Chambers of Commerce
  • Association of Charity Officers
  • Association of County Councils
  • Association of Directors of Education in Scotland
  • Association of Heads of Polytechnic Student Services
  • Association of Lecturers in Colleges of Education in Scotland
  • Association of Metropolitan Authorities
  • Association of Northern Ireland Education and Library Boards
  • Association of Polytechnic Teachers
  • Association of Principals of Colleges
  • Association of University Teachers
  • Ayr College
  • Balliol College, Oxford, Junior Common Room
  • Bath Area Students' Organisation
  • Brighton Polytechnic
  • Bristol University Graduate Association
  • British Youth Council (Scotland)
  • Business and Technician Education Council
  • Cambridge University Graduate Union
  • Cambridge University Students' Union
  • Church of Scotland Department of Education
  • City of London Polytechnic
  • Committee of Directors of Polytechnics
  • Committee of Principals and Directors of Scottish Central Institutions
  • Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom
  • Confederation of British Industry
  • Conservative Collegiate Forum
  • Conservative Student Affairs Research Group
  • Consultative Council of Professional Management Organisations
  • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
  • Council for National Academic Awards
  • Cranfield Students' Union
  • Dundee College of Technology
  • Edge Hill College of Higher Education
  • Edinburgh University of Students' Association
  • Equal Opportunities Commission
  • Family Welfare Association
  • General Synod of the Church of England Board of Education
  • Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology
  • Gloucestershire College of Arts and Technology, Academic Board
  • Gloucestershire County Council
  • Heriot-Watt University
  • Heriot-Watt University Students' Association
  • Hertfordshire Area National Union of Students
  • Institute of Personnel Management
  • Irish Congress of Trade Unions Northern Ireland Committee
  • Joint Committee of Colleges of Education in Scotland
  • Jordanhill College of Education
  • Kilmarnock College Students Association
  • King Ecgbert School, Sheffield, Governors
  • London Borough of Barnet
  • Manpower Services Commission
  • Dr. G. P. McNicol, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen
  • NAB/UGC Continuing Education Standing Committee
  • Napier College of Commerce and Technology
  • National Advisory Body for Public Sector Higher Education
  • National and Local Government Officers Association
  • National Association of Education Guidance Services
  • National Association of Head Teachers
  • National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education
  • National Confederation of Parent-Teacher Associations
  • National Institute of Adult Continuing Education(England and Wales)
  • National Union of Students
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  • National Union of Students (UK) and Union of Students in Ireland, Northern Ireland Regional Committee
  • Dr.A. Neville, Principal, University of Dundee
  • Open University
  • Open University Students' Association
  • Oxford University Student Union
  • Dr. E. S. Page, Vice-Chancellor, University of Reading
  • Polytechnic of Central London Faculty of Law
  • Residential Colleges Committee
  • Scottish Chiropractic Association
  • Scottish Further and Higher Education Association
  • Scottish Institute of Adult and Continuing Education
  • Scottish Tertiary Education Advisory Council
  • Scottish Vocational Education Council
  • Sheffield City Polytechnic
  • Sheffield City Polytechnic Union of Students
  • Sheffield University Students' Union
  • Society of Education Officers South Bank Polytechnic
  • Southampton University Students' Union
  • Staffordshire County Council
  • Sir William van Straubenzee, M.P.
  • Sir Peter Swinnerton-Dyer, Chairman, University Grants Commitee
  • Trades Union Congress
  • United Kingdom Federation of Business and Professional Women
  • Universities Council for Adult and Continuing Education
  • University College of Wales, Aberystwyth
  • University of Edinburgh
  • University of Kent
  • University of Oxford Hebdomadal Council
  • University of Ulster
  • Voluntary Sector Consultative Council
  • Wales Advisory Body for Local Authority Higher Education
  • Welsh Counties Committee
  • Welsh Joint Education Committee
  • West Surrey College of Art and Design
  • Western Education and Library Board
  • Westfield Campus, Sheffield
  • Mr. M. I. J. Woodward, Headmaster, Holsworthy Community College
  • Women Returners Network
  • World University Service (UK)

Oral evidence was received from the following organisations:

  • Association of County Councils
  • Association of Metropolitan Authorities
  • Association of University Teachers
  • Committee of Directors of Polytechnics
  • Committee of Principals and Directors of Scottish Central Institutions
  • Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom
  • Conservative Collegiate Forum
  • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
  • National Union of Students

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recent representations his Department has received concerning automatic membership of student unions; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

Since the end of May we have received 13 letters from hon. Members and members of the public about membership of local unions and a further 10 letters about membership of the National Union of Students.

Mr. Amess

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what information his Department has on the services of student unions available to their members; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Jackson

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer given by my right hon. Friend to my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock (Mr.Janman) on 18 April at column 292, in which he indicated that it was intended to collect the information requested as part of a fact-finding survey of student unions. A questionnaire is due to be sent to a sample of institutions in the near future.