§ Mr. BoswellTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills what plans he has, in conjunction with the Higher Education Funding Council for England, to change the formula for payments for teaching by higher education institutions; and what 293W representations he has received about the transition to any new formula and therefrom to a future regime permitting top-up fees. [134124]
§ Alan JohnsonThe Higher Education Funding Council for England is consulting the higher education sector on proposed changes to its funding method for teaching for 2004–05. The deadline for responses is 14 November. The consultation document "Developing the funding method for teaching from 2003–05" is available on the HEFCE website at http://www.hefce. ac.uk/Pubs/hefce/2003/03 427.