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Mr. Graham
asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what would be the total cost to local education authorities if they were to pay the full cost of Open University fees.
Mr. Waldegrave
The cost of extending the mandatory award scheme to cover the tuition and summer school fees of undergraduate students of the Open University is estimated to be at least £6 million.