HC Deb 31 March 2003 vol 402 c553W
Paul Farrelly

To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills from which universities he has received representations recommending the setting of tuition fee levels at above £3,000 per annum; and what those representations were. [104627]

Margaret Hodge

We have received a number of representations on a wide range of issues. In setting the cap at £3,000 per annum, we wanted to balance giving the higher education sector the freedom to raise fees with fairness to prospective students and their families.