PARLIAMENTARY EARLY DAY MOTION
TUITION FEES IN SCOTLAND (25 January 2000)
Motion Details
That this House congratulates the Scottish Executive on its proposals to abolish tuition fees for all Scottish full-time higher and further education students in Scotland from autumn 2000, a year earlier than the Cubie Committee recommended; notes that this is as a result of the Liberal Democrat insistence that tuition fees should be abolished; and urges the United Kingdom Government to abolish tuition fees for all United Kingdom full-time higher and further education students.
Sponsored by:
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Liberal Democrat)
EDMS Sponsor By Party
Party
Votes
%
Liberal Democrat
22
88%
Non-affiliated
2
8%
Independent
1
4%
Sponsor List (25 sponsors)
Party
Member
Constituency
Lord Allan of Hallam
LD
Tom Brake
LD
Mr Colin Breed
LD
Lord Bruce of Bennachie
LD
Lord Campbell of Pittenweem
LD
Lord Cotter
LD
Ed Davey
Kingston and Surbiton
LD
Lord Fearn
LD
Lord Foster of Bath
LD
Andrew George
St Ives
Ind
Mr Mike Hancock
LD
Dr Evan Harris
LD
Mr David Heath
LD
Lord Jones of Cheltenham
LD
Mr Paul Keetch
LD
Lord Livsey of Talgarth
LD
Mrs Ray Michie
LD
Michael Moore
LD
Mr Mark Oaten
LD
Mr David Rendel
LD
Sir Bob Russell
LD
Mr Adrian Sanders
LD
Sir Robert Smith
Baroness Tonge
LD
Lord Willis of Knaresborough (Sponsor)
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