GRADUATE TAX

Early day motion 692, tabled 25 January 2010 by Diane Abbott (Labour). Signed by 30 members.

That this House concurs with the National Union of Students that a graduate tax should be introduced for financing universities in place of top-up fees and that raising the £3,000 cap on fees will create further marketisation of higher education, pricing the poorest out of the system; and believes that a graduate tax would also provide a more reliable and consistent form of finance for universities and have the benefit of fostering a longer-term bond between alumni and the university.

Signatures by party: Labour 24, Liberal Democrat 3, Social Democratic and Labour Party 2, Independent 1.