Fixed rate of £1125 to be replaced by variable fees between 0 and £3000.
But in the new environment brought about by variable fees, such reassurances need to be publicly reiterated.
The Browne report is expected to offer the possibility of variable fees across all qualifications and universities.
Vendors pay a variable fee for booth space, plus a percentage of their sales.
The buy-out team may consider negotiating variable fees with its advisers.
Some universities, such as Coventry, intend to charge variable fees based on the cost of delivering their courses.
It is composed of a fixed fee and a variable fee.
In 2003, Blair introduced legislation permitting universities to charge variable fees of up to £3,000 per year.
Then there was the last set of variable fees: outcome, £3k for all but two universities and a couple of colleges.
A system of variable fees has been, and remains, the correct strategy.