§ Mr. Simon ThomasTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills (1) what plans she has to introduce top-up fees; [75154]
(2) what plans she has to increase the level of interest charged on student loans; [75159]
(3) what plans she has to consult students on the review of student support; [75160]
(4) if she will consider reintroducing targeted maintenance support for those students from the poorest backgrounds; [75161]
(5) what plans there are to increase the threshold at which students are required to begin repaying their student loans. [75162]
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Number of childcare places created by Local Authority Local Authority 2000–01 2001–02 2002–031 Barking & Dagenham 523 373 15 Barnet 727 1182 172 Barnsley 451 368 55 Bath & North East Somerset 430 516 53 Bedfordshire2 1391 1006 N/K Bexley 986 487 369 Birmingham 3105 2235 192 Blackburn 578 645 162 Blackpool 730 429 233 Bolton 1203 462 53 Bournemouth 394 396 20 Bracknell Forest 236 503 54 Bradford 7569 1223 91 Brent 754 436 145 Brighton & Hove 779 462 94 Bromley 874 731 15 Buckinghamshire 2767 1613 140 Bury 468 628 32 Calderdale 494 563 61 Cambridgeshire 2208 1807 972 Camden 801 534 0 Cheshire 2987 1606 245 City of Bristol 1023 689 950 City of London 278 49 15 Cornwall 2610 2657 578 Coventry 1212 1142 101 Croydon 1064 913 163 Cumbria 1287 1049 295 Darlington 435 526 223 Derby 661 520 47 Derbyshire 2496 1897 429 Devon 2845 2249 184 Doncaster 1006 597 76
§ Margaret HodgeWe have announced our intention to publish a strategy document setting out our 10-year vision for the development and reform of higher education, including the outcome of the review of student support. The document will be out shortly; it would not be right to pre-empt it here by saying what is or is not planned. Once the document is published there will be opportunity for all interested parties to comment.