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Amendments proposed to the Higher Education Bill, As Amended - continued	House of Commons

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Access to student loans

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel

NC10

To move the following Clause:—

'In determining eligibility for student loans age may not be taken into account.'.

Exemption from fees for students accepted before 1st April 2006

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel

NC11

To move the following Clause:—

'The Secretary of State shall exempt students who are given an unconditional offer of a university place prior to 1st April 2006 from paying fees that exceed the basic amount.'.

Fee repayments for graduates employed in public sector professions

Mr Phil Willis
Mr David Rendel

NC12

To move the following Clause:—

'The Secretary of State shall make provision for fee repayments to be met out of public funds for graduates employed as—

(a)	teachers in state maintained schools,

(b)	public law enforcement officers,

(c)	staff in the National Health Service,

(d)	social workers by local authorities, and

(e)	any other public sector worker specified by regulations who is required to have a graduate level qualification to enter that profession.'.

Repayment of student loans through voluntary service or prescribed employment

Mr Graham Allen

NC13

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Secretary of State may make regulations allowing any borrower to repay any student loan, in whole or in part, through the performance of voluntary service or employment in a particular occupation.

(2) Any such regulations may prescribe the type of voluntary service or the occupations which are eligible for such repayment, and the minimum period for which the eligible service or employment is to be performed.

(3) Any such regulations may make different provision for different circumstances.

(4) Any such regulations shall be laid before Parliament at least two calendar months before they are due to take effect, and shall be subject to scrutiny in such form as both Houses of Parliament may prescribe.'.

Education subsidy

Mr Graham Allen

NC14

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) All English and Welsh funding bodies shall present students with a voucher, redeemable only at an agreed course and institution, equivalent to the full support from the tax payer for the fee and cost of that course.

(2) Such a voucher shall specify the amounts contributed by the taxpayer and by the individual graduate.'.

Increase in threshold for loan repayment

Mr Graham Allen

NC15

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.

(2) In the regulations specified in subsection (3), for "£10,000", there shall be substituted "£10,000 up to the year ending 5th April 2005, and £20,000 with effect thereafter".

(3) Those regulations are—

(a)	regulation 13(4);

(b)	regulation 15(5)(a);

(c)	regulation 15(5)(aa);

(d)	regulation 29(2)(a);

(e)	regulation 29(2)(b);

(f)	regulation 56(4)(a).'.

Government interest rate and fee deferral

Mr Graham Allen

NC17

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.'.

Publicising of information

Mr Graham Allen

NC18

To move the following Clause:—

'The Secretary of State shall ensure that there is the widest possible public dissemination of information relating to grants and fees, made available through—

(a)	schools and other educational institutions,

(b)	local and national media,

(c)	electronic means, and

(d)	careers information, advice, guidance, services and support services.'.

Commencement of liability for repayment of loans

Mr Harry Barnes
Frank Cook

NC19

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 11(1), there is inserted—

"(1A)

A borrower shall not be liable to repay any of his student loan before the first day of the first year of assessment which falls more than fifteen years after the date on which his eligibility terminates under regulation 8 or 35 of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002.".'.

Commencement of liability for repayment of loans (No. 2)

Mr Harry Barnes
Frank Cook

NC20

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 11(1), there is inserted—

"(1A)

A borrower shall not be liable to repay any of his student loan before the first day of the first year of assessment which falls more than ten years after the date on which his eligibility terminates under regulation 8 or 35 of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002.".'.

Commencement of liability for repayment of loans (No. 3)

Mr Harry Barnes
Frank Cook

NC21

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The Education (Student Loans) (Repayment) Regulations 2000 (S.I., 2000/944) are amended as follows.

(2) After regulation 11(1), there is inserted—

"(1A)

A borrower shall not be liable to repay any of his student loan before the first day of the first year of assessment which falls more than five years after the date on which his eligibility terminates under regulation 8 or 35 of the Education (Student Support) (No. 2) Regulations 2002.".'.

NEW CLAUSES RELATING TO EXERCISE BY THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY FOR WALES OF FUNCTIONS RELATING TO STUDENT FEES AND STUDENT SUPPORT

General duties of the relevant authority in relation to Wales

Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

NC2

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) The relevant authority in relation to Wales must perform his functions under this Part in such a way as to ensure full access to higher education based upon academic ability and potential.

(2) In performing his functions under this Part the relevant authority in relation to Wales shall also have regard to—

(a)	the desirability of promoting equality of opportunity in connection with access to higher education ,

(b)	the requirement to maintain the independence of the procedures for the admission of students of individual institutions,

(c)	any guidance given to it by the Assembly, and

(d)	the desirability of securing that his powers are exercised in such a way as to impose the minimum necessary burdens of cost and compliance with regulation on institutions.'.

Equity in exercise by Assembly of transferred functions in relation to student fees and financial support for students

Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

NC3

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies to any function in relation to student fees or financial support for students that has been transferred to the Assembly by—

(a)	an Order in Council under section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38),

(b)	this Act, or

(c)	any other enactment.

(2) In exercising the functions to which this section applies the Assembly must secure that—

(a)	no relevant institution charges different qualifying fees in respect of a qualifying course on the basis of the relevant area in which a student is normally resident; and

(b)	eligibility for any grant, loan or bursary is not determined on the basis of the relevant area in which the student is normally resident.

(3) In this section—

"normally resident", in relation to a student, means resident at times when not resident at the relevant institution where he is undertaking a course;"qualifying course" has the same meaning as in section 26;"qualifying fees" has the same meaning as in section 26;"relevant area" means—

(a)

England,

(b)	Northern Ireland,

(c)	Scotland, or

(d)

Wales;

"relevant institution" has the same meaning as in section 25.'.

Equity in exercise by Assembly of transferred functions in relation to student fees and financial support for students (No. 2)

Mr Tim Yeo
Mr Tim Collins
Chris Grayling
Mr Mark Francois

NC4

To move the following Clause:—

'(1) This section applies to any function in relation to student fees or financial support for students that has been transferred to the Assembly by—

(a)	an Order in Council under section 22 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38),

(b)	this Act, or

(c)	any other enactment.

(2) In exercising the functions to which this section applies the Assembly must secure that—

(a)	no relevant institution charges different qualifying fees in respect of a qualifying course on the basis of the relevant area in which a student is normally resident; and

(b)	eligibility for any grant, loan or bursary is not determined on the basis of the relevant area in which the student is normally resident.

(3) In this section—

(a)	England, or

(b)

Wales;

"relevant institution" has the same meaning as in section 25.'.