Opposition Day — Higher and Further Education — Tuition Fees — 11 Sep 2012 at 21:51

The majority of MPs voted against reducing tuition fees to £6,000, funded by reversing the corporation tax cut for banks and requiring graduates earning over £65,000 a year to pay higher interest rates on their student loans.

The motion rejected in this vote was:

• That this House
• notes with concern that September 2012 marks the first term where students will face the trebling of student fees to £9,000 a year;
• further notes that barriers are also being put up for vocational routes, with direct Government support for learners cut for level 3 courses and above, which includes apprenticeships and access courses to university, and with Higher Education-style loans being introduced, costing learners up to £4,000 a year; and
• calls on the Government to change course and, as a first step, reduce tuition fees to £6,000, funded by reversing the corporation tax cut for banks and requiring graduates earning over £65,000 a year to pay higher interest rates on their student loans.

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