§ Mr. AncramTo ask the Secretary of State for Scotland what representations he has received from student representatives at Scottish universities about(a) the introduction of tuition fees in higher education and (b) the different treatment of students from Scotland and Europe as against those from England, Wales and Northern Ireland in relation to tuition fees for the fourth year of a Scottish degree course. [34586]
§ Mr. WilsonI have received representations on both matters from the National Union of Students (Scotland), the Students' Associations of Dundee, Edinburgh, and St. Andrews Universities; and the Students' Representative Councils of Aberdeen and Glasgow Universities. Napier University Students' Association made representations on the introduction of tuition fees in higher education; Heriot Watt University Students' Association made representations on the different treatment of English, Welsh and Northern Irish students compared to those from Scotland.