Universities minister Greg Clark rules out increasing tuition fees

Universities minister says he is not persuaded by the argument for raising fees to take into account increased costs

Universities minister Greg Clark has ruled out increasing tuition fees and making further cuts to higher education.

Speaking to vice-chancellors at Universities UKs annual conference in Leeds, Clark said the current £9,000 fee broadly covers the cost of education for most courses in most institutions and there are arrangements to support high-cost courses. He said hes not persuaded by the argument for raising fees to take into account increased costs.