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when did free university education start in uk
Free higher education dates in the UK from 1962.
when did the tuition fees return in the uk
Tuition fees were first introduced across the entire United Kingdom in September 1998.
who made the fees
Tuition fees were first introduced across the entire United Kingdom in September 1998 under the Labour government.

Question: how much were the fees
Self-contained rewrite: how much were the fees