Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what research he has (a) commissioned and (b) examined on the potential effects of announcements in the Summer Budget 2015 on the number of students (i) applying to and (ii) taking up places at universities.

The growth in student numbers since 2012, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, suggests that students are not deterred from entering Higher Education when asked to bear more of the cost of their study.