Member

We should be surprised—although I am not—that the Bill introduces new discriminations, in particular for foreign students. Universities are under the cosh. I know that our local university, the University of East Anglia, relies on the extra fees paid by foreign students, but, without covenant strength or guarantors, accommodation is almost unrentable. If that makes UK universities almost unliveable for those people who are not suited to halls of residence, that puts us at a competitive disadvantage. Dundee and Edinburgh are already blighted by rent controls in Scotland, and this should provide a warning.