§ Ms WalleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education if he will reconsider his decision not to extend the previous study regulation to one year; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. BoswellMandatory awards for students underwrite one opportunity for personally eligible students to undertake a course of higher education. Under the Education (Mandatory Awards) Regulations, attendance of 20 weeks or less on one course with the benefit of an award is disregarded in deciding if a student is eligible for an award for a second course. My right hon. Friend has no plans to change these long-standing arrangements, which already allow attendance for more than half an academic year to be disregarded.