EDUCATION COALITION 2010 (No. 2)

Early day motion 1397, tabled 17 January 2006 by Ian Gibson (Labour). Signed by 103 members.

That this House welcomes the launch of the Coalition 2010 campaign fronted by the National Union of Students, National Association of Teachers in Further and Higher Education, AUT, National Union of Teachers, Association of Teachers and Lecturers and the National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers; supports the Coalition's aim to fight against the removal of the £3,000 cap during the lead up to the Government's review of education funding beginning in 2008; questions whether the Government's pledge to widen participation in education can be reconciled with the prospect of ever-growing fees for students; believes that the removal of this cap will serve to deter students from poorer and less traditional backgrounds from going to university; and urges the Government not to increase the £3,000 cap following the review period.

Signatures by party: Labour 54, Liberal Democrat 37, DUP 4, Conservative 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1, Respect 1, UUP 1.