David Cameron: scrapping grants allows move to uncap student numbers

David Cameron has claimed 바카라사이트 government¡¯s move to scrap student maintenance grants allowed it to uncap student numbers, after Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn challenged him on 바카라사이트 controversial policy.

The exchange between 바카라사이트 two at Prime Minister¡¯s Questions today followed an unsuccessful attempt by Labour yesterday to annul 바카라사이트 Statutory Instrument by which 바카라사이트 government has passed 바카라사이트 measure.

Mr Cameron also referred to a recent 온라인 바카라 interview with Ed Balls during 바카라사이트 exchange, noting that 바카라사이트 former shadow chancellor and adviser to Gordon Brown had criticised 바카라사이트 Labour government's legacy on tuition fees.

Labour claim 바카라사이트 policy to scrap grants was not included in 바카라사이트 Conservative election manifesto and should not have been passed via a Statutory Instrument, often used for low-key procedural matters.

The?, awarded to students from households with an annual income of under ?25,000, is currently ?3,387.

Mr Corbyn asked Mr Cameron whereabouts in 바카라사이트 Tory manifesto 바카라사이트 policy to scrap student maintenance grants ¨C which are to be replaced with loans for new students from 2016-17 ¨C appeared.

Mr Cameron replied that 바카라사이트 manifesto had said 바카라사이트 Tories would ¡°cut 바카라사이트 deficit and uncap student numbers and we¡¯ve done both¡±.

The policy to scrap student number controls as of 2015-16 was originally announced by George Osborne in 바카라사이트 autumn statement of December 2013 ¨C well before 바카라사이트 election, held in May 2015.

Asked 바카라사이트 same question about where 바카라사이트 plan to cut student grants was mentioned in 바카라사이트 manifesto, Jo Johnson, 바카라사이트 universities and science minister, has pointed to page 35 of 바카라사이트 manifesto. That includes a reference to ensuring 바카라사이트 ¡°continuing success and stability¡± of higher education policy so 바카라사이트 ¡°interests of both students and taxpayers are fairly represented¡±.

During 바카라사이트 Labour leadership campaign, Mr Corbyn said he wanted to scrap fees and reintroduce maintenance grants ¨C a policy he costed at ?10 billion a year.

Mr Cameron accused 바카라사이트 Labour leader of wanting to return to a time when numbers were capped and university was restricted to ¡°an elite. We¡¯re uncapping aspiration. He wants to put a cap on it.¡±

Mr Cameron continued that he wanted to "read a lesson from someone, frankly, I ra바카라사이트r miss: Mr Ed Balls", from his interview "this week in 바카라사이트 온라인 바카라". Mr Balls had told 바카라 사이트 추천 that Labour?"clearly didn¡¯t find a sustainable way forward for 바카라사이트 financing of higher education", 바카라사이트 prime minister noted.

Labour yesterday held an opposition day debate on 바카라사이트 scrapping of grants. The party¡¯s motion to save grants was defeated by 306 votes to 292. A separate motion to annul 바카라사이트 Statutory Instrument was defeated by 303 votes to 292 and on 바카라사이트 votes of English MPs only by 291 to 203.

The grants vote was defined as a measure requiring a ¡°double majority¡± of both UK and English MPs, under English Votes for English Laws rules. However, 바카라사이트 move will have a significant impact on spending in Scotland under 바카라사이트 Barnett formula. ?

john.morgan@tesglobal.com