§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what(a) the projected revenue to higher education institutions from student tuition fees and (b) the notional revenue on the assumption that no fees were rebated on account of low 552W income will be for the next three financial years; and if he will indicate how the difference is scored in the presentation of Government statistics. [145737]
§ Mr. Wicks[holding answer 18 January 2001]: The projected income to higher education institutions in England from tuition fees governed by the student support regulations, the mandatory award regulations and for those post-graduate students funded by the research councils is shown in table 1:
Table 1 £ million 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Public contributions to fees 498 493 500 Student contributions to fees1 350 376 400 Total 848 869 900 1 The student contributions are net of an estimated 5 per cent. cost for collection and any default If exemption from fee contributions for those students from low-income families were to be removed then forecast fee income would be as follows:
Table 2 £ million 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 Public contributions to fees 74 61 62 Student contributions to fees1 753 786 815 Total 827 847 877 1 The student contributions are net of an estimated 5 per cent. cost for collection and any default Note that under such circumstances public contributions would be paid only in relation to students funded under the mandatory award regulations, PGCE students who are exempt from paying contributions towards fees and those students funded by the research councils. The difference in total fee income relates solely to the increased cost of collection and default.
In relation to the presentation of statistics the public contributions and student contributions to fees are usually shown separately.