Amendments proposed to the Higher Education Bill - continued	House of Commons
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Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

110

Clause     23,     page     10,     line     35,     at end insert 'but excludes any year of education beyond the first three years of a course in medicine, veterinary medicine or education'.

   

Mr Graham Allen

272

Clause     23,     page     10,     line     39,     leave out from second 'person' to end of line 40 and insert 'who is of the class specified in Schedule 1 to the Student Support Regulations other than—

(a)	persons who are not eligible for support under the Student Support Regulations by reason of regulation 4(2) of those Regulations, and

(b)	persons who are not eligible for a grant for fees under the Student Support Regulations by reason of regulation 10(2) of those Regulations;'.

   

Mr Graham Allen

273

Clause     23,     page     10,     line     41,     at end add—

       '"the Student Support Regulations" means the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002 (S.I., 2002/3200).'.

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Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

116

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     43,     leave out 'the first'.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

119

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     44,     leave out 'the basic amount and'.

   

Mr Simon Thomas

262

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     44,     leave out 'basic'.

   

Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey
Mr Simon Thomas

86

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     44,     leave out 'and the higher amount'.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

6

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     46,     after 'by', insert 'an affirmative'.

   

Mr Graham Allen

274

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     46,     at end insert—

    '(1A)   The first regulations to be made under subsection (6) of section 23 prescribing the basic amount and the higher amount for the purposes of that section must prescribe—

(a)	a basic amount of £1,200, and

(b)	a higher amount of £3,000,

       except in the circumstances specified in subsection (1B).

    (1B)   Those circumstances are that the qualifying fees are for—

(a)	the final academic year of a course where that academic year is normally required to be completed after less than 15 weeks' attendance;

(b)	a sandwich course where during an academic year any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks;

(c)	a course of initial training of teachers, including such a course leading to a first degree, where during an academic year any periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks;

(d)	a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution where during an academic year the periods of full-time study are in aggregate less than 10 weeks;

(e)

a sandwich course or a course provided in conjunction with an overseas institution where the periods of full-time study at the institution in the United Kingdom are 10 weeks or more, but in respect of the academic year and any previous such academic years the aggregate of any one or more periods of attendance which are not periods of full-time study at the institution (disregarding intervening vacations) exceeds 30 weeks.'.

   

Mr Simon Thomas

263

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     48,     leave out 'basic'.

   

Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey
Mr Simon Thomas

87

Clause     24,     page     10,     line     48,     leave out 'and the higher amount'.

   

Alan Johnson

148

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     1,     leave out from 'section' to end of line 6 and insert—

'(a)	no regulations may be made increasing the basic amount unless—

(i)	the Secretary of State is satisfied that the increase is no greater than is required to maintain the value of the amount in real terms, or

(ii)	a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and

(b)	no regulations may be made increasing the higher amount unless—

(i)	the Secretary of State is satisfied that the increase is no greater than is required to maintain the value of the amount in real terms, or

(ii)	a draft of the regulations has been laid before each House of Parliament and has been approved after 1st January 2010 by a resolution of each House of Parliament.'

   

Mr Simon Thomas

265

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     1,     leave out from 'section' to end of line 6 and insert—

    '(a)   no regulations may be made increasing the basic amount unless—

(i)	the Secretary of State is satisfied that the increase is no greater than is required to maintain the value of the amount in real terms, or

(ii)	a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, each House of Parliament, and

    (b)   no regulations may be made introducing a higher amount.'.

   

Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey
Mr Simon Thomas

88

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     1,     leave out 'either of those amounts' and insert 'that amount'.

   

Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey

80

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     4,     leave out from 'terms' to end of line 6.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

117

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     5,     leave out second 'a' and insert 'an affirmative'.

   

Alan Johnson

149

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     7,     leave out '(2)(a)' and insert '(2)(a)(i) and (b)(i)'.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

118

Clause     24,     page     11,     leave out lines 8 and 9 and insert 'the level of the Retail Price Index on 1st May of the financial year in which any increase will come into force'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel
Mr Simon Thomas

77

Clause     24,     page     11,     line     9,     at end add—

    '(4)   The Secretary of State shall exempt students who have an agreed deferred entry place for university in the academic year 2006-07 from paying fees that exceed the basic amount.'.

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Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

17

Clause     25,     page     11,     line     10,     before 'Power' insert 'Limitations to'.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

18

Clause     25,     page     11,     line     14,     leave out 'includes' and insert 'does not include'.

   

Mr Simon Thomas

280

Clause     25,     page     11,     line     15,     leave out 'under section 26'.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

19

Clause     25,     page     11,     line     20,     leave out 'Assembly' and insert 'Secretary of State'.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

16

Page     11,     line     10,     leave out Clause 25.

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Mr Simon Thomas

281

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     24,     leave out from 'section' to end of line 43 on page 12 and insert 'shall be decided by the National Assembly for Wales.'.

   

Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey

89

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     26,     leave out paragraph (a).

   

Mr Graham Allen

225

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     30,     at end insert 'and that at least 10 per cent. of its fee income is supplied for distribution amongst institutions as directed by the Secretary of State.'.

   

Mr Graham Allen

240

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     30,     at end insert 'and that there is provision to students, as directed by the Secretary of State, of a bursary equivalent to at least 10 per cent. of the fee, or £300, whichever is the greater sum'.

   

Mr Graham Allen

252

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     30,     at end insert 'but which can increase by a minimum of 0.5 per cent. above the rate of the retail price index in each academic year.'.

   

Mrs Anne Campbell
Richard Burden
Valerie Davey

90

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     32,     leave out from 'period' to 'institution' in line 34.

   

Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling

Mr Mark Francois

279

Clause     26,     page     11,     line     37,     at end insert—

'(d)	to secure, in respect of any qualifying course, that the qualifying fees are levied at the same rate to students resident in any part of the United Kingdom.'.

   

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel

108

Clause     26,     page     12,     line     2,     at end insert—

    '(3A)   No condition may be imposed under this section unless the Higher Education Funding Council for Wales is satisfied that the total amount of the qualifying fees in respect of any eligible student will be met from grants payable in accordance with regulations under section 22 of the 1998 Act (new arrangements for giving financial support to students).'.

Prepared 2 Mar 2004