<p>Questions Without Notice from Party Spokespeople</p>

Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Education – in the Senedd at 1:50 pm on 4 October 2017.

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Photo of Michelle Brown Michelle Brown UKIP 1:50, 4 October 2017

Cabinet Secretary, Philip Hammond recently said that he was considering slashing tuition fees at higher education institutions in England to the tune of £5,000 a year. So, we’ve got the situation where the tuition fees may be going down in England and you’ve introduced new student loans in Wales. So, basically, Welsh students are going to be looking at England if they actually do this and think, ‘Well, I’m going to be getting into less debt if I go and study in England’. What’s your assessment of the potential move suggested by Philip Hammond, and are you likely to reduce tuition fees here to get in ahead of the game to attract students back to Wales?