§ Mr. WelshTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what compensation and from whom will be available to Scottish institutions for the revenue they will lose as a result of the waiving of fourth year tuition fees for Scottish domiciled students. [26562]
§ Mr. Wilson[holding answer 30 January 1998]: There is no question of Scottish institutions losing revenue as a result of the Government's decision on fourth year tuition fees for Scottish domiciled students. As I announced in my speech to the Annual Forum of the Conference of Scottish Higher Education Principals on 27 October 1997, the Student Awards Agency for Scotland will pay the tuition fee for Scottish students in Scottish higher education institution for the fourth or honours year of courses which are a year longer than comparable courses elsewhere in the UK. This is in line with the Garrick Committee's recommendation that the fees contribution from Scottish students should be equitable with that from students on comparable courses in the rest of the UK.