University Tuition Fees

Details

Status: Active

Groups: Education

Policy may be highlighted in absence of interested votes.

Description

There have been votes in Parliament on tuition fees applicable to UK undergraduate students at universities in England. Subjects of specific votes have been on the subjects of introducing fees, increasing to fees, and capping fees.

[Person name] voted for/against university tuition fees

Decisions

Decisions may be read as agreeing with the policy, or being against the policy.

month decision alignment strength decision type uses powers voting cluster participant count
1997-11 Student Finance — Opposition Day Debate agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 479
1998-07 Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] — New arrangements for giving financial support to students agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 510
1998-07 Teaching and Higher Education Bill [Lords] agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 510
2004-01 Higher Education Bill — Second Reading — Increase in University Tuition Fees agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 625
2004-03 Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student against weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 605
2004-03 Higher Education Bill — New Clause 5 — Abolition of tuition fees chargeable to qualifying student against weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 604
2004-03 Higher Education Bill — Third Reading agree strong Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 557
2004-06 Higher Education Bill — Clause 27 — Sections 22 to 26: supplementary provisions agree weak Division insufficent_info Strong conflict: Gov proposes 489
2004-07 The Student Fees (Amounts) (England) Regulations 2004 agree weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 403
2004-09 Higher Education against weak Division insufficent_info Multi-party against: Government No, Opposition divided 441
2004-09 Higher Education agree weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 442
2010-12 University Tuition Fee Cap — Raise Upper Limit to £9,000 Per Year agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 625
2010-12 University Tuition Fee Cap — Set Basic Limit at £6,000 Per Year agree strong Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Gov proposes 625
2012-09 Opposition Day — Higher and Further Education — Tuition Fees against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 507
2016-05 Queen's Speech — Forcing Schools to Become Academies — Further Rises in University Tuition Fees against weak Division uses_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 563
2017-06 Queen's Speech — Energy Prices — Europe — Tuition Fees — Public Sector Pay — Minimum Wage — Student Grants against weak Division does_not_use_powers Strong conflict: Opposition proposes 620