HC Deb 18 April 1978 vol 948 cc73-4W
26. Mr. Hooley

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if she will now reduce to an upper limit of 21 years the age at which a full-time student in higher education is deemed to be financially dependent on parents for the purposes of grant assessment.

Mr. Oakes

No. It would cost over £20 million, and this cannot be found from present resources.