§ Mr. StewartTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will link the home fee status classification of students and the rules of eligibility that may be adopted for awards specified in the Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations 1983, as amended, to those who are settled in the United Kingdom under the immigration laws. [12351]
§ Mr. Raymond S. RobertsonRevised Education (Fees and Awards) (Scotland) Regulations will be laid before Parliament to consolidate the 1983 regulations. An amendment will be laid thereafter to the consolidated regulations to add a requirement of being settled in the United Kingdom under the immigration laws to the existing criteria for establishing a "relevant connection" for the purpose of student fee classifications by institutions and to the rules of candidate eligibility for certain awards which may be adopted under the regulations.