§ Charles HendryTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills under his proposed top-up fees plans, what the difference in take home pay would be between two graduates, one of whom had been liable to pay fees of £3,000 and the other of whom had not, at salary levels of(a) £15,000, (b) £25,000 and (c) £35,000. [153084]
§ Alan JohnsonLoan repayments do not depend on the level of fees charged to a student or their level of outstanding debt. They depend on their salary level after graduation, so there will be no difference in monthly take home pay between graduates who were liable for different levels of fees. Monthly repayments for a graduate on £15,000 will be zero; for a graduate on £25,000, they will be £75; and for a graduate on £35,000, they will be £150.