Written question asked by Jim Cunningham (Labour) on Monday, 14 December 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 17 December 1998. It was answered by George Mudie (Labour) on Thursday, 17 December 1998 on behalf of the Department for Education and Employment.

Dept for Education and Employment

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, what forecast he has made of the amounts to be raised from the introduction of tuition fees over the planning period; and how much of that amount will be used for university funding. - Inc figs.

Answer: Mr. Jim Cunningham: To ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment what forecast he has made of the amounts to be raised from the introduction of tuition fees over the planning period; and how much of that amount will be used for university funding. [64431] Mr. Mudie: The higher education funding plans assume that institutions in England will receive private income from home and EU students starting full-time undergraduate courses from 1998-99 as follows: £130 million in 1998-99; an extra £105 million in 1999-2000; and compared with 1998-99 an extra £203 million in 2000-01. Over this period the higher education sector will retain all the income from student contributions to fees and receive extra public funding on top. Figures for 2001-02 will be announced later.

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