University Funding

Part of Business, Innovation and Skills – in the House of Commons am 10:30 am ar 4 Mawrth 2010.

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Photo of David Willetts David Willetts Shadow Minister (Education) 10:30, 4 Mawrth 2010

Will the Minister confirm that the Government have set a target of 50 per cent. of young people going to university, and that this year-the very year to which the target applies-they are fining universities to the tune of £10 million simply because they have recruited more students? Is it not the final absurdity of Labour's target culture that it can set a target and then punish institutions for taking the measures needed to hit it? Why does he not instead match our pledge to offer 10,000 more university places this year?