Mr. Alan Lee Williamsasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will make a statement on why postgraduates in universities and colleges of higher education are charged higher tuition fees than undergraduates; and whether she will consider reassessing the different costs involved between the social sciences and the scientific and engineering fields.
§ Mr. OakesPost-graduate courses are in general more expensive. My right hon. Friend does not consider it practicable610W to distinguish between particular fields of study.