asked Her Majesty's Government:How many times the Committee set up to look into the impact of the decision to charge English, Welsh and Northern Irish students attending Scottish Universities four years of fees for an Honours Degree has met; and when it is likely to report. [HL3527]

The Committee, chaired by Sir George Quigley, has met six times. There is a statutory requirement that the report of the Committee should be laid before each House of Parliament not later than 1 April 2000.