§ 26. Mr. RammellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment if he will make a statement on his response to the Russell Group of Universities' proposals for top-up student fees. [123360]
§ Mr. WicksThe Government have legislated to prevent higher education institutions from charging "top-up" tuition fees. We are putting increased resources into higher education. This is an 11 per cent. increase in real terms amounting to an extra £1 billion in the four years from 1998.