§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will publish a table showing the fees charged for overseas students for each of the last five academic years, including the current academic year; and what proposals he has for levels of fees over the future public expenditure planning period.
§ Mr. BoswellThe Government do not set the level of fees charged to overseas students originating from outside the EC. Further and higher education institutions are expected to recover the full cost of the courses that they provide to overseas students. The establishment of fee levels therefore falls outside the public expenditure planning process.
The tables show the illustrative minimum fee levels circulated by the Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals and the Council of Local Education Authorities over the last five academic years as guidance to institutions in determining their fee levels.
Higher Education Institution Arts degree Science degree Clinical years (medicine dentistry, veterinary science £ £ £ 1989–90 4,300 5,700 10,500 1990–91 4,560 6,050 11,150 1991–92 5,000 6,630 12,210 1992–93 5,320 7,055 12,990 1993–94 5,550 7,360 13,550
Further Education Institutions Arts degree Science degree FE courses £ £ £ 1989–90 4,107 no level set 1990–91 3,000 to 5,670 no level set 1991–92 5,019 2,778 1992–93 5,319 2,946 1993–94 5,547 3,072