Justin Tomlinson – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Justin Tomlinson on 2014-07-15.

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, what consideration he has given to lowering the tuition fee cap for students studying STEM subjects.

Greg Clark

The Government has not considered lowering tuition fee caps for students studying STEM subjects. Higher education institutions already have the flexibility to vary their fees for STEM or other courses, provided that the fees charged do not exceed the cap.