§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether a British citizen having the right of abode in the United Kingdom who is under the age of 18 years and who is living abroad with his or her parents is regarded as being ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom for the purposes of being entitled to a mandatory award by a local education authority for a degree course at a British university.
§ Mr. BrookeNot normally. To be eligible for a mandatory award students must normally have been ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom for the three years immediately preceding their course. An exception is made, however, where a student is unable to meet the ordinary residence requirement only because he, his spouse or parent is, or has been, temporarily employed abroad during the relevant period.
§ Mr. Shersbyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what effect the provisions of the Education (Grants and Awards) Bill have on the position of a British citizen having the right of abode in the United Kingdom who is living abroad to entitlement to a mandatory award from a local education authority for a degree course at a British university.
§ Mr. BrookeNone. The Education (Fees and Awards) Act 1983, and the regulations made under it, are concerned only with fees and certain discretionary awards, and not with mandatory awards.