§ Mr. Lyellasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science whether his Department's review of student grants and the funding of higher education includes a review of the different treatment accorded to a student's income derived from local authority or central Government grants, and income derived from parental contribution, whether directly or by covenant.
§ Mr. BrookeThe Government will consider all points made to them about student support arrangements during the current wide-ranging review. However, the treatment of income for tax purposes remains the responsibility of my right hon. Friend the Chancellor of the Exchequer.