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Higher Education Grants: Method of Assessment (P134/2012): Ministerial Comment

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A decision made on 25 January 2013:

Decision Reference: MD-ESC-2013-0003

Decision Summary Title :

Higher Education Grants: Method of Assessment P134/2012

Comments of the Minister for Education, Sport & Culture

Date of Decision Summary:

25th January 2013

Decision Summary Author:

 

Deputy Patrick Ryan

Decision Summary:

Public or Exempt?

 

 Public

Type of Report:

Oral or Written?

Written

Person Giving

Oral Report:

n/a

Written Report

Title :

Higher Education Grants: Method of Assessment P134/2012

Comments of the Minister for Education, Sport & Culture

Date of Written Report:

25th January 2013

Written Report Author:

Deputy Patrick Ryan

Written Report :

Public or Exempt?

Public

 

Subject:  Higher Education Grants: Method of Assessment P134/2012

Decision(s): The Minister approved the appended comment to P134/2012 and agreed that it should be presented to the States as soon as possible.

 

Reason(s) for Decision: To provide Members with information for the forthcoming debate on 29 January 2013

 

Resource Implications:

None.

Action required:

To ask the Greffier of the States to circulate the comments as soon as possible.

Signature:

Position: 

Minister for Education, Sport and Culture

Date Signed: 25 January 2013

 

Date of Decision (If different from Date Signed):

 

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