§ Lembit ÖpikTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) if she intends to respond to the recommendations of the Rees report to abolish student tuition fees; and if she will make a statement; [8645]
(2) what plans she has to take the conclusions of the Rees report on student finance into consideration in the Government's review of student finance; and if she will make a statement. [8646]
§ Margaret HodgeI discussed the recommendations of the report with the Minister for Education and Lifelong Learning at the National Assembly for Wales during the summer. We have since announced a review of student funding arrangements in England and Wales, which will consider specifically the balance between state funding and the contributions made by students and their families.
It is for the National Assembly for Wales to respond to the recommendations in the report addressed to them.