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  University Tuition Fee Cap - Raise Basic Amount to Â£6000
  
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  The majority of MPs voted to approve raising the basic tuition fee cap to Â£6,000 per year. 
  
  Technically the vote was on the motion[1]
  
  :That the draft [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/draft/ukdsi_9780111504161_en_1 The Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010][2], which were laid before this House on 29 November, be approved. 
  
  The regulations set the "basic amount" under [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/8/section/24 section 24 of the 2004 Higher Education Act][3] at Â£6,000. That is the maximum fee an institution can charge in the absence of a [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/8/section/33 plan under section 33 of the 2004 Higher Education Act]. Such plans require institutions to consider how they are to promote awareness of financial and access arrangements for the course. 
  
  Fees were capped at Â£3,000 in cases where teaching time was short eg. certain final years and years on sandwich courses. 
  
  
  This division was preceded by another vote which raised the overall tuition fee cap to Â£9,000.[4] 
  
  * [1] [http://www.theyworkforyou.com/debates/?id=2010-12-09a.540.0#g540.3 Deputy Speaker], House of Commons, 9 December 2010
  * [2] [http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2010/draft/ukdsi_9780111504161_en_1 The Higher Education (Basic Amount) (England) Regulations 2010] 
  * [3] [http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2004/8/section/24 Section 24 of the 2004 Higher Education Act] - describes "plans" required to enable charging more than Â£6,000.
  * [4] [http://www.publicwhip.org.uk/division.php?date=2010-12-09&number=150 Tuition Fee Cap - Raise Overall Cap to Â£9,000] - House of Commons Division, 9th December 2001. 
  
  
  
  
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