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  Higher Education
  
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  @MP voted aye to call for the immediate abolition of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance grants of up to Â£2,000 for students from low-income homes, and changes to the country's higher education system.
  @MP voted no against the immediate abolition of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance grants of up to Â£2,000 for students from low-income homes, and changes to the country's higher education system.
  
  The majority of MPs voted against the immediate abolition of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance grants of up to Â£2,000 for students from low-income homes, and changes to the country's higher education system.
  
  The rejected motion read:
  That this House:
  :''notes with regret'' the emerging consequences of the passage of the Higher Education Act 2004;
  :''believes'' that fees and expanding student debt create significant disincentives for those considering university entry, particularly from less well-off backgrounds;
  :''congratulates the efforts'' of those in the House of Lords who achieved significant concessions during the passage of the Higher Education Bill, particularly for part-time students;
  :''regrets'' that Her Majesty's Official Opposition has completely ignored the needs of part-time students in its new policy;
  :''notes'' that Conservative proposals ask students to pay for the abolition of tuition fees through higher interest payments on their loans, leaving them no better off;
  :''further notes'' the conclusion of the Institute of Fiscal Studies and others that Conservative proposals penalise the poor in order to subsidise the rich; notes the recent Times Higher Education Supplement/Opinion Panel Research opinion poll of students which finds that 47 per cent. support the Liberal Democrats, 20 per cent. support Labour and 23 per cent. are backing the Conservatives; and
  :''therefore calls for'' the immediate abolition of all tuition fees, the re-introduction of maintenance grants of up to Â£2,000 for students from low-income homes, and the development of a higher education system which brings together universities, further education and e-learning, opens up routes to vocational and technical as well as academic qualifications, and makes it easier for those who wish to study part-time.
  
  
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