Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey
96
Clause 36, page 16, line 23, leave out '(a) or'.
Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois
49
Clause 36, page 16, line 28, leave out 'the Assembly' and insert 'Parliament'.
Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois
50
Clause 36, page 16, line 29, leave out 'the Assembly' and insert 'Parliament'.
Mr Graham Allen
232
Clause 36, page 16, line 39, at end add—
'(5) No plan is to be enforced against the relevant institution except as provided for in this section.'.
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
237
Clause 40, page 18, line 36, at end insert—
'(1A) After subsection (2)(j) insert—
| "(jj) | prescribing the information to be provided to an eligible student about the financial value of any grant;".'. |
Mr Graham Allen
238
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 £15,000 in current prices, 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 £1,000 per year from the beginning of academic year 2004-05 and £3,000 per year from the beginning of academic year 2006-07. |
| (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 Graham Allen
275
*Clause 40, page 18, line 36, at end insert—
'(2A) After subsection (2), insert—
"(2A) Regulations under this section must make provision for the cancellation of a borrower's liability to repay his student loan when he—
| (a) | is a new eligible student, and |
| (b) | has been liable to repay a student loan for a period which is equal to or greater than 25 years.".'. |
Mr Graham Allen
276
*Clause 40, page 18, line 36, at end insert—
'(2A) After subsection (2), insert—
| "(2A) | Regulations under this section having effect after 5th April 2005 may not prescribe a threshold for the repayment of student loans which is below £20,000.".'. |
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.'.
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