§ Paul FarrellyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) for what reason it was stated in his circular, The Government's Higher Education Proposals Explained, of 5 November, that the proceeds of a graduate tax cannot be earmarked by statute for use in the funding of higher education alone; [137748]
81W(2) for what reason it was stated in his circular, The Government's Higher Education Proposals Explained, of 5 November, that a graduate tax is necessarily payable throughout a graduate's life; [137749]
(3) for what reason it was stated in his circular, The Government's Higher Education Proposals Explained, of 5 November, that a graduate tax would necessarily not have an earnings threshold below which no repayments are made; [137750]
(4) for what reason it was stated in his circular, The Government's Higher Education Proposals Explained, of 5 November, that a graduate tax would necessarily not recover the money for higher education funding for at least 20 years; [137751]
(5) for what reason it was stated that a graduate tax would have to run alongside the student loan system in his circular, The Government's Higher Education Proposals Explained, of 5 November. [137752]
§ Alan JohnsonThe circular referred to is a party political document. I will write to my hon. Friend separately.