Higher Education Funding Debate

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Rehman Chishti

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Speaker’s Statement

Higher Education Funding

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Point of Order
Wednesday 3rd November 2010

(14 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Willetts Portrait Mr Willetts
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The Secretary of State and I work so closely together that we are, for all practical purposes, interchangeable.

Rehman Chishti Portrait Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con)
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I welcome the Minister’s statement as a constructive and progressive way forward. Will he clarify whether students from my constituency who go to university in London will receive a London weighting with their maintenance grant?

Lord Willetts Portrait Mr Willetts
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My hon. Friend is quite right to raise that matter. We are indeed committed to keeping the special arrangements for London maintenance.

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