U-turn over student finance plans

Title

U-turn over student finance plans

Genre

News report; Parliamentary debate

TX Date

5 Dec 1984

Year of production

1984

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Duration

00:03:12

Description

Report on the withdrawal of plans put forward by Education Secretary Sir Keith Joseph, to increase parental contributions for university students with better off parents. Includes Commons speeches by Keith Joseph; Labour education spokesman Giles Radice; Labour MP Martin Flannery; Conservative MP William Van Straubenzee. Male reporter not identified (poss. Mark Mardell).

Further information

http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1984/dec/05/student-awards-1

Contributors

Keith Joseph; Giles Radice; Mark Mardell?; Martin Flannery; William van Straubenzee

Keywords

Politics; Government; Parliament; Education; Conservative Party; Educational grants; Student finance; University students; Free education

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