Question reference: S5W-22020
- Asked by: Emma Harper, MSP for South Scotland, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 11 March 2019
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Current status: Answered by Richard Lochhead on 25 March 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what information it has on the latest available figures for tuition fees for a first full-time degree in (a) Scotland, (b) England and (c) Wales.
Answer
Eligible students studying their first full-time degree in Scotland would not be expected to pay any tuition fees, due to the Scottish Government’s commitment to paying the tuition of qualifying first full-time undergraduates.
Students studying in England for their first full-time degrees would be expected to pay tuition fees of up to £9,250 per year.
Students studying in Wales for their first full-time degrees would be expected to pay tuition fees of up to £9,000 per year.