§ Mr. ClappisonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Skills pursuant to the answer of 5 February 2004,Official Report, column 1030W, by the Minister for Education (Lifelong Learning and Higher Education), to the hon. Member for Hertsmere, on student finance, if he will break down the financial assistance available to students by each £1,000 band of family income between £15,000 and £35,000 under (a) the present arrangements and (b) his proposed arrangements for higher education funding from 2006–07. [154768]
§ Alan JohnsonThe following table summarises the financial assistance available to students by each £1,000 of income between £15,000 and £35,000 under the present arrangements
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Present arrangements—2003/04 £ Residual income Fee remission Maintenance loan £15,000 1,125 4,000 £16,000 1,125 4,000 £17,000 1,125 4,000 £18,000 1,125 4,000
Present arrangements—2003/04 £ Residual income Fee remission Maintenance loan £19,000 1,125 4,000 £20,000 1,125 4,000 £21,000 1,077 4,000 £22,000 972 4,000 £23,000 866 4,000 £24,000 761 4,000 £25,000 656 4,000 £26,000 551 4,000 £27,000 445 4,000 £28,000 340 4,000 £29,000 235 4,000 £30,000 129 4,000 £31,000 24 4,000 £32,000 0 3,919 £33,000 0 3,814 £34,000 0 3,708 £35,000 0 3,603 Note: Maintenance loan rates given are for students living away from home and studying outside London (and not in the final year of their course). I refer my hon. Friend to my response to the hon. Member for Epsom and Ewell (Chris Grayling) on 10 February 2004, Official Report, column 1398W, that indicates the size of loan available under the arrangements outlined in the Government's discussion paper "Moving toward a single combined grant for higher education".
More detailed information will be available in due course as details such as tapers for the single combined grant are finalised.