§ Mr. KeyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Science what recommendations have been issued by him about fees for students on courses of further and higher education in the academic year 1988–89.
§ Mr. Kenneth BakerFor the academic year 1988–89 I have recommended the following fee levels for home students and for students from other European Community countries on full-time courses (fees for 1987–88 are shown in brackets):
£ £ Postgraduate courses 1,800 (1,730) First degree and diploma courses 578 (556) In relation to other courses I understand that the Council of Local Education Authorities has recommended fees for 1988–89 for home and EC students as follows (fees for 1987–88 are shown in brackets):
Advanced further education Non-advanced further education £ £ £ £ Full-time 578.00 (556.00) 390.00 (360.00) Sandwich/block release (weekly rate) 16.00 (15.50) 11.00 (10.00) Part-time per course hour 0.54 (0.52) 0.37 (0.34) Part-time annual fee for one session per week 57.80 (55.60) 39.00 (36.00) The Government's policy is that students from outside the European Community should pay fees that reflect the full cost of their education here. It is for institutions and local authorities to determine the actual 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 1988–89 as follows (recommended minima for 1987–88 are shown in brackets):
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£ £ Arts courses 3,950 (3,690) Science courses 5,180 (4,840)
£ £ Clinical courses in medicine dentistry and veterinary science 9,590 (8,960) For local authority institutions in England and Wales the Council of Local Education Authorities has recommended minimum fee levels as follows (recommended minima for 1987–88 are shown in brackets):
£ £ Advanced courses 4,017 (3,720) Non-advanced courses 2,226 (2,055)