§ Mr. Pawseyasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recommendations he has made about fees for students on courses of further and higher education in the academic year 1987–88.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerThe information is as follows:
Home and European Community Students
For the academic year 1987–88 I have recommended the following fee levels for home students and for students from other European Community countries. (fees for 1986–87 are shown in brackets):
£ £ Postgraduate courses 1,730 (1,680) First degree and diploma courses 556 (536) Other fees for home and European Community students are the responsibility of the local education authorities. I understand that the Council of Local Education Authorities has recommended fees for 1987–88 as follows (fees for 1986–87 are shown in brackets):
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Advanced further education1 Non-advanced further education £ £ £ £ Full-time 556 (536) 360 (342)
Advanced further education1 Non-advanced further education £ £ £ £ Sandwich/block release (weekly rate) 15.50 (14.90) 10 (9.50) Part-time per course hour 0.52 (0.50) 0.34 (0.32) Part-time annual feefor one session per week 55.60 (53.60) 36.00 (34.20) 1 other than first degree and diploma courses Overseas Students
The Government's policy is that students from outside the European Community should pay fees that cover the cost of their education here. It is for institutions and local authorities to determine the fees to be charged to overseas students in the light of this policy and of their own circumstances.For the universities, the University Grants Committee has recommended minimum fee levels for overseas students on undergraduate and postgraduate courses in 1987–88 as follows (recommended minima for 1986–87 are shown in brackets):
£ £ Arts courses 3,690 (3,480) Science courses 4,840 (4,570) Clinical courses in medicine dentistry and veterinary science 8,960 (8,450) For local authority institutions the Council of Local Education Authorities has recommended minimum fee levels as follows (recommended minima for 1986–87 are shown in brackets):
£ £ Advanced courses 3,720 (3,540) Non-advanced courses 2,055 (1,947)