Higher Education Funding

Christopher Pincher Excerpts

Wednesday 3rd November 2010 Commons Chamber

[Mr Willetts]

We have to respect the devolution settlement, and I am very aware that we are talking about higher education finance for England. However, I keep in close contact with Scottish colleagues, and I am sure that the Secretary of State or I will be very happy to have such a meeting.

[Christopher Pincher (Tamworth) (Con)]

Does my right hon. Friend agree that these welcome proposals will begin to even up the opportunity for British students who, when competing for places at our best universities, compete with overseas students with bigger cheque books?

[Mr Willetts]

I hope that these proposals will ensure that British students have a very fair deal at our universities; indeed, that is a key feature of our proposals.