§ Mr. Radiceasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what the position of students from Gibraltar 217W studying in the United Kingdom from 1 September 1986 will be for the purposes of fees and for mandatory and discretionary student awards.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerAs I said in reply to my hon. Friend the Member for Ealing, North (Mr. Greenway) on 1 July, at column 475, from 1 September 1986 students who are nationals of other European Community countries and are studying in the United Kingdom on courses designated for mandatory awards purposes will have their fees paid by the Government if they satisfy the same or equivalent conditions for eligibility for mandatory awards and home fee status as are applied to United Kingdom students. Gibraltar is part of the European Community and is therefore included in these new fees arrangements. The position of students from Gibraltar for the purposes of mandatory and discretionary student awards is unchanged.