Higher Education and Student Finance Debate

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Higher Education and Student Finance

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Tuesday 12th October 2010

(14 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Vince Cable Portrait Vince Cable
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I am in constant touch with the National Union of Students. We have a very good dialogue with its representatives. They have made suggestions, some of which are helpful and some of which involve very substantial reductions in the amount of student maintenance support, to keep fees down to a level that they would prefer. We are continuing the dialogue. We welcome it, and it is good natured. We disagree on this particular point.

Sam Gyimah Portrait Mr Sam Gyimah (East Surrey) (Con)
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Will the Secretary of State confirm that the current system, in which students incur debt that they have to pay back when they finish, and do not have any advice or support in choosing the right courses or understanding their employability when they finish them, is significantly worse than what is being proposed today, which is more support and advice?