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Peter Wilby (Comment, June 30) cartoons that our reforms to reintroduce a two-tier system of higher education. It is not our goal, but our actions will encourage a more diversified industry that better reflects the many reasons why people enter higher education. The white paper identifies three main ways to do it.

First, we will liberalize the strict controls that limit the number of establishments of successful students. In 2012-13, a quarter of university places will be "controversial" so that more public funds following the decisions of students. This is not, as claimed by Peter Wilby, the short-term strategies of universities in current prices. This is a long-term response to the limitations in the choice of students have become much stricter since 2009.

Second, our reforms will expand opportunity. The gap between the proportion of students in our most selective institutions come from funds that the richest families and expanded. We will address this through a national program of scholarships for new, increased bursaries and support for new part-time students.

Third, our white paper addresses many concerns of Peter Wilby is on universities. We agree, for example, that the prestige of institutions should be based on the quality of education, not just research. Therefore greatly improve the information available on various courses at different institutions and allow alternative providers, including training centers and new entrants to operate on an equal footing.

Peter Wilby said

we try to imitate the United States, but does not include our reforms. U.S. has no quality assurance, student support or enlargement of the access we have and that our reforms will improve.

David Willetts MP

Minister

for universities and science

Director, Social Market Foundation

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