TOP-UP FEES

Early day motion 210, tabled 27 November 2002 by Paul Holmes (Liberal Democrat). Signed by 41 members.

That this House welcomes the recent comments of the Welsh Education Secretary Jane Davidson condemning proposals which could see some universities charge students top-up fees; supports her pledge to lobby the Secretary of State for Education against introducing top-up fees; comments to the Government the independent reports in both Wales and Scotland which called for the abolition of all up-front fees; and supports the demand of Early Day Motion No. 2 for the Government to adhere to its policy of ruling out such charges in this and successive and future parliaments.

Signatures by party: Liberal Democrat 36, Labour 3, Plaid Cymru 2.