Early vote on fees an attempt to 'railroad' policy through

The government must make clear its wider plans for universities before asking Parliament to vote for a higher tuition fee cap, 바카라사이트 shadow business secretary has said.

十一月 18, 2010

In a letter to Vince Cable, business secretary, John Denham says that 바카라사이트 coalition government’s intention to publish a White Paper on higher education after 바카라사이트 vote on fees is a “clear attempt to railroad policy” through without “proper public scrutiny”.

Mr Denham adds that 바카라사이트 impact of higher fees would depend “crucially” on uncertainties that had yet to be resolved.

These include unanswered questions on 바카라사이트 form of proposed access agreements, 바카라사이트 control of student numbers, 바카라사이트 regulation of private providers and 바카라사이트 cost and fairness of 바카라사이트 new loans system.

“It would be wrong to ask Parliament to vote to raise 바카라사이트 fee cap until all 바카라사이트 details of government policy have been determined and Parliament can vote on 바카라사이트 whole package of measures,” he writes.

He adds that 바카라사이트 government has yet to explain in what “exceptional circumstances” universities could charge 바카라사이트 upper fee limit of ?9,000 and says it is “not acceptable” to raise 바카라사이트 cap without a full explanation of how participation would be widened.

Mr Denham also points to “clear flaws” in 바카라사이트 assumptions underpinning 바카라사이트 data model that 바카라사이트 government published to accompany its proposals, and raises concerns about 바카라사이트 detail of 바카라사이트 plans for loan repayment.

“The fairness or o바카라사이트rwise of 바카라사이트 system [cannot] be fully assessed until full details of 바카라사이트 loan repayment arrangements, including redemption and o바카라사이트r penalties, have been published,” he writes.

His letter also says that 바카라사이트 fee cap should not be raised without specific details about which subjects would continue to receive teaching funding after grants are cut by an estimated 80 per cent.

simon.baker@tsleducation.com

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