§ Mr. WrayTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much university tuition fees are what they will be next year; and what plans she has to increase this amount. [73382]
§ Margaret HodgeIn the academic year 2002/03, the maximum student contribution towards tuition fees for full-time undergraduates in England and Wales attending courses at publicly funded institutions of higher education is £1,100. This represents a 2.4 per cent. increase over the corresponding fee rate for the previous year. Fee rates are uprated annually on the basis of price inflation; those for 2003/04 are due to be announced in December.