HC Deb 04 December 1969 vol 792 cc343-4W
Mr. Nott

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what estimate he has made of the additional cost to the public sector of abolishing all means tests involving parental contributions to higher education.

Mr. Fowler

The abolition of means tests involving parental contributions to students' awards in higher education has been estimated to cost, in the current academic year, about £35-f40 millions.