Members of the Lords discussed the main principles and purpose of the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill during second reading, on Monday 19 June.
The Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill will support the goverment's lifelong loan entitlement policy by creating a new credit-based method for calculating maximum tuition fee limits for modules, short courses and full courses in England. This will ensure that learners who study flexibly are not charged disproportionately and allows access to post-18 education throughout a person's working life.
During second reading, members discussed the main issues in the bill and drew attention to specific areas where they think amendments (changes) will be needed needed.
Topics covered during the debate included:
- access to higher education
- the decline in the number of adult learners
- costs for education providers offering flexible tuition.
