§ Mr. Peter DuncanTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how many students paying tuition fees in higher education institutions in England and Wales are resident in Scotland. [122294]
§ Alan JohnsonThe latest data shows that, of the 368,100 UK domiciled students on full-time first degree courses in England and Wales in 2001/02 who were paying some or all of their tuition fees, 3,100 had recorded their normal place of residence as Scotland.
§ Mr. WillisTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills whether part-time students studying for their first level 4 qualification will have their fees deferred after 2005–06; and what estimate he has made of the cost of his support for part-time students. [122560]
§ Alan Johnson[holding answer 30 June 2003]: I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Daventry (Mr. Boswell) on our plans for improving the financial support offered to part-time students on 14 April! 2003, Official Report, column 563W.