Tuition Fees

HC Deb 26 November 2001 vol 375 c605W

Chris Grayling

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills how much money was raised from tuition fees in England and Wales in the last 12 months. [16187]

Margaret Hodge

The estimated income to higher education institutions in England and Wales 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 and table 2. The data is only produced on a financial year basis.

Table 1: Estimated tuition fee income to English institutions
£ million
	Financial year
	2000–01	2001–02
Public contributions to fees	517.0	498.2
Student contributions to fees1	302.5	350.1
Total	819.5	848.3
1 The student contributions are net of an estimated 5 per cent. cost for collection and any default.

Table 2: Estimated tuition fee income to Welsh institutions
£ million
	Financial year
	2000–01	2001–02
Public contributions to fees	34.6	33.5
Student contributions to fees1	21.3	25.0
Total	55.9	58.5
1 The student contributions are net of an estimated 5 per cent. cost for collection and any default.