To ask the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster when he plans to introduce the scheme announced in the 2006 pre-Budget report to reduce tuition fees for students participating in volunteering schemes. (169593)

The Office of the Third Sector commissioned the youth volunteering charity v to conduct research into young people’s views on the tuition fees scheme. Following the research findings The Office of the Third Sector and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills are considering options for the scheme.