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Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois
48
Page 16, line 20, leave out Clause 36.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
71
Page 16, line 41, leave out Clause 37.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
182
Clause 38, page 17, line 9, leave out 'any part-time or'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
72
Clause 38, page 17, leave out line 11.
Mr Graham Allen
195
Clause 38, page 17, line 12, at end insert—
| | '"fair access to higher education" means the principle that no person shall be precluded or deterred from pursuing any qualifying course for any reason other than academic ability, and in particular that no person shall be so precluded or deterred by reason of his income,'. |
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
183
Clause 39, page 18, line 18, at end insert 'provided that no such regulations may establish any person or body to whom a loan is outstanding as a preferential creditor'.
Mrs Anne Campbell
Mr Martin Salter
Mr Andrew Dismore
Ms Karen Buck
Clive Efford
Mr David Lepper
213
*Clause 40, page 18, line 36, at end insert—
'(2A) After subsection (2) insert—
"(2A) In determining the levels of residual income below which a parental contribution shall not be required in respect of any grant for an eligible student, regulations under this section must establish different levels for each region reflecting such indices of the cost of living in different regions as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.".'.
Mr Graham Allen
218
*Clause 40, page 18, line 36, at end insert—
'(2A) After subsection (2) insert—
"(2A) Any regulations under this section prescribing grants for living costs must secure that, for eligible students in respect of whom the relevant income is below a prescribed amount, payments from—
| (a) | bursaries paid by the institution providing the relevant course, |
| (b) | grants payable under regulations under this section, or |
amount to no less than £3,000 per year.
(2B) The amount specified in subsection (2A) shall be increased each year by regulations by an amount equal to the increase in the retail price index in the relevant preceding period.
(2C) The relevant income means the income of—
| (b) | the parent or parents of the student, or |
| (c) | the student's spouse.".'. |
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
78
Clause 42, page 20, line 9, at end insert—
'(6A) Regulations under subsection (1) may not allow student support information to be held by a student support authority after the time period prescribed.
(6B) Regulations under subsection (1) may not allow student support information to be supplied for the use of assessing the credit rating of the individual to whom the information relates.'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
166
Clause 43, page 21, line 6, at end insert—
'(2A) Before making any regulations under sections 31, 32, 35 or 36 the Secretary of State or the Assembly shall consult bodies appearing to them to be representative of the institutions likely to be affected by the regulations, and the governing body of any particular institution which appears to them to be concerned.'.
Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey
81
Clause 43, page 21, line 8, leave out 'or (2)(b)'.
Alan Johnson
150
Clause 43, page 21, line 8, leave out '(2)(b)' and insert '(2)(a)(ii) or (b)(ii)'.
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
165
Clause 43, page 21, line 9, at end insert—
| '(c) | regulations made by the Secretary of State under sections 31, 32 or 35.'. |
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
173
Schedule 6, page 33, line 14, leave out paragraph 7.
Mrs Anne Campbell
Mr Martin Salter
Mr Andrew Dismore
Ms Karen Buck
Clive Efford
Mr David Lepper
214
*Schedule 6, page 33, line 23, at end insert—
| '9A | | In section 43(1) (general interpretation), insert— |
"region" means—
| (b) | the regions of England specified in Schedule 1 to the Regional Development Agencies Act 1998.".'. |
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
181
Schedule 7, page 33, leave out line 37.
NEW CLAUSES
Commission to conduct independent review of operation of provisions of Part 3
Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey
NC1
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) Within three years of the date specified in subsection (2) a commission shall be appointed in accordance with the provisions of subsection (3) to conduct an independent review of the operation of Part 3 of this Act ("the new arrangements").
(2) The date specified in this subsection is the first day on which qualifying fees are set which exceed the basic amount.
(3) The commission shall consist of—
| (a) | a chairman appointed by the Secretary of State, |
| (b) | such number of other members appointed by the Secretary of State as the Secretary of State thinks fit, and |
| (c) | a member appointed by the National Assembly for Wales. |
(4) The review shall, in particular, consider—
| (a) | the impact of the new arrangements on higher education institutions, including— |
| (i) | charging policies, and how far institutions have varied their fees, |
| (ii) | the additional income institutions have raised and how they have used it, |
| (iii) | the provision of bursaries and other financial support, |
| (iv) | any effect on the range, mix and take-up of subjects and qualifications offered, including any effect on foundation degrees, courses lasting longer than three years and the regional composition of provision by institutions, and |
| (v) | a financial assessment of the relative impact on different parts of the higher education sector, and any analysis of future funding pressures; |
| (b) | the impact of the new arrangements on students and prospective students, including— |
| (i) | the overall level of applications and participation in higher education, |
| (ii) | student support arrangements, including those for those from the poorest backgrounds as well as those above the threshold for Government support, |
| (iii) | choice of institution and course and mode of study, |
| (iv) | quality of teaching received, attainment and likelihood of completing a course, |
| (v) | levels of debt, students' assessment of the value of higher education and rates of return from gaining a degree, |
| (vi) | patterns in subsequent employment, including particularly recruitment to the public services, or decisions to go on to further study, and |
| (vii) | any differential effect on particular groups, including lower socio-economic groups, men and women, different ethnic groups, people with disabilities and people from different regions; and |
| (c) | the implications for future policy, including— |
| (i) | whether any improvements should be made to the graduate contribution scheme and the upper limit for tuition fees, and |
| (ii) | what changes should be made to the arrangements for student support in order to ensure that students from the poorest family backgrounds on the most expensive courses receive support at a level equivalent to the maximum level of fees. |
(5) The commission shall within nine months of its appointment lay before each House of Parliament a report on the findings of its review.'.
Government interest rate and fee deferral
Mr Graham Allen
NC2
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) All fees shall be deferred, to be repaid on an income contingent basis at a government rate of interest.
(2) A government rate of interest shall also be charged on all student loans.
(3) All monies raised from interest payments shall be used to finance loans to students, to be repaid on terms set out by the Secretary of State, which must take into account a student's personal and household financial circumstances.'.
Access to student loans
Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
NC3
To move the following Clause:—
'In determining eligibility for student loans age may not be taken into account.'.
Application of limit on time for complaints relating to disability
Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois
Mrs Anne Campbell
NC4
To move the following Clause:—
'For the purposes of paragraph 13(2) of Schedule 3 to the Disability Discrimination Act 1995 (c. 50) a complaint referred to the body designated by the Secretary of State or the Assembly in Wales under section 13 shall be deemed to be concilliation under section 31B of that Act.'.
Distribution principle for funding by research councils
Mr Simon Thomas
NC5
To move the following Clause:—
'(1) In distributing funding, the research councils to which this section applies shall have regard to the distribution principle in this section.
(2) That principle is that, in any period of twelve months, 10 per cent. of funds to be distributed shall be awarded to those institutions that have benefited the least from the distribution of the other 90 per cent. of funds.
(3) This section applies to—
| (a) | the Arts and Humanities and Research Council, |
| (b) | the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, |
| (c) | the Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council, |
| (d) | the Natural Environment Research Council, |
| (e) | the Medical Research Council, |
| (f) | the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, |
| (g) | the Economic and Social Research Council, and |
| (h) | the Council for the Central Laboratory of the Research Councils.'. |
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