Parliament Workbench
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Written Question · S3W-10091 · Session 3

What proportion of the poorest 20% of the population will benefit from the abolition of the graduate endowment payment.

Answered Asked by Johann Lamont Lab Lodged 20 Feb 2008

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive what proportion of the poorest 20% of the population will benefit from the abolition of the graduate endowment payment.

The answer

Answered by Fiona Hyslop on 5 Mar 2008 · 14 days after it was lodged, on time

This information is not available. Under the provisions of the Graduate Endowment Abolition (Scotland) Bill, Scottish ministers will report to Parliament on the proportion of the poorest 20% of the population who will benefit from the abolition of the graduate endowment fee in future years.
Liability for the original graduate endowment fee was not means-tested and so young people from the poorest 20% of the population who are at university and are liable for Graduate Endowment fee will no longer need to pay and will therefore benefit from its abolition.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S3W-10091 by reference.