§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science if the institutions previously accredited by the Council for National Academic Awards and the students registered with the CNAA for degrees will be transferred without interruption to other validating bodies by the date of closure of the CNAA without any increase in fees payable by institutions or students and under the same conditions.
§ Mr. Alan HowarthAs indicated in my answer of 5 March,Official Report, column 250, we remain confident that new validation arrangements for institutions without degree awarding powers will be in place for the academic year 1992–93, with no further fee charged to students for whom the full registration fee has already been paid to the CNAA in a previous year. The validation fee to be paid by new students will be determined, following consultations set out in the Department's letter of 15 January 1992 to higher education institutions.