§ Mr. Keith BradleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what percentage of university tuition fees will be paid to the university in advance. [132689]
§ Alan JohnsonWe do not expect that any tuition fees will be paid to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in advance of the academic year for which they are charged. From 2006, students will decide whether they will defer payment until after they graduate, or whether to pay their tuition fees up front. Where a student chooses to defer payment, the Government will pay the tuition fee to the HEI during the academic year for which it is charged. The details of the arrangements for the timing of the payment or payments during the academic year have yet to be finalised.
§ Mr. CousinsTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what the(a) maximum and (b) minimum ranges of residual parental income are at which students may be (i) wholly and (ii) partly exempt from tuition fees in 2003–04. [132752]
§ Alan JohnsonFor most higher education students, the maximum fee contribution for which they will be liable in 2003/04 is £1,125. Students will be wholly exempt from a contribution to their fees if their parents' residual income is less than £20,970. They will be liable for a partial contribution to their fees if their parents' residual income is between £20,790 and £31,230.