§ Mrs. Renée Shortasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what increases have taken place in the level of costs incurred for tuition fees for British students at universities and polytechnics; and to what extent such fees have risen annually since 1979.
§ Mr. BrookeThe recommended fee levels for advanced courses for students charged the home rate of fee since 1979–80 have been as follows:
Under-graduate £
Post-graduate £
1979–80 595 890 1980–81 740 1,105 1981–82 900 1,320 1982–83 480 1,413 1983–84 480 1,494 1984–85 500 1,569 1985–86 520 1,632 British students may be charged higher fees if they do not have the relevant connection with the United Kingdom specified in the Education (Fees and Awards) Regulations 1983 and are not excepted students under the provisions of these regulations.