HC Deb 05 May 1998 vol 311 c273W
Mr. Welsh

To ask the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will waive tuition fees for part-time students on lower incomes at further education colleges. [40573]

Mr. Wilson

The Further Education Colleges themselves decide whether or not to waive tuition fees for part-time students. The methodology used to distribute Government grant-in-aid to Colleges already takes into account and compensates Colleges for the fees they waive.