SNP PROPOSALS WILL SAVE MORAY STUDENTS MILLIONS
Posted on Monday, December 24 2007
Moray's SNP MSP, Richard Lochhead, and MP, Angus Roberton, have welcomed the recent vote in the Scottish Parliament that paves the way for the SNP Government Bill to abolish the Graduate Endowment Fee. In Moray alone this will mean students saving millions of pounds, whether they attend Moray College or Universities elsewhere for their studies. Moray MSP Richard Lochhead said: “ Students in Moray will welcome the Parliament’s support for this bill. This decision restores the long standing Scottish principle of free education. “ At Christmas it is right that we give students and this year’s graduates the security that they will not face this tax on their education. “ Labour's policies since 1997 have been disastrous for Scotland, removing grants, imposing student loans and tuition fees, and leaving our graduates with massive debts. Moray MP Angus Robertson said: " Removing this Tuition Fee was a key election pledge by the SNP in the recent Scottish Parliamentary elections and this vote is the first step in delivering that pledge. “ Labour had the opportunity to learn from their election defeat, to find some of their lost principles and ensure that everyone has an equal chance in life. Education must be based on the ability to learn not the ability to pay. “ The poor excuses from Labour betray the fact that Labour and the Tories no longer see education as a right, but as a commodity you must pay for. “ Labour have plunged Scotland’s students into thousands of pounds of debts. Today the SNP takes the first step to alleviating that debt. I know students and their families will welcome this decision.” Ends.
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