Petition · past parliament

Give students a refund on university tuition fees

Rejected 17 signatures

What the petition asks

Government/ universities to refund at least half of tuition fees being charged to students due to reduced value of university experience from lectures being cancelled and cheaper cost of delivering courses online.
People are receiving government support through lockdown. Workers are receiving financial support for lost employment opportunites while students are still paying in full to only receive a reduced university experience. It would be fairer to reduces the tuition costs.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

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Timeline

4 Jan 2021 Petition opened for signatures
8 Jan 2021 Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 17
Status Rejected
Rejected 8 Jan 2021

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.