By David Miller BBC Radio Five Live's Scotland reporter

The vote will take place on 27 January at Westminster

That is despite the fact that there are no plans for tuition fees to be introduced in Scotland and English MPs cannot vote on issues affecting Scottish education.

Conservative leader Michael Howard has described the situation as a "constitutional outrage".

He has already urged Scottish MPs not to vote when the government's proposals for student finance are debated in the House of Commons on 27 January.

In a BBC interview during his first visit to Scotland as Tory leader, Mr Howard said: "We are adopting a position of principle in relation to this vote.

Backbenchers

"Our member of parliament from Scotland will not vote in it, and I challenge the other parties to adopt a similar position, so that their members of parliament from Scotland do not vote and we don't have top up fees imposed on England and Wales by the votes of members of parliament from Scotland, where top up fees will not be introduced."

But the BBC survey suggests Mr Howard's call has had no effect.

Researchers for BBC Radio Scotland and BBC Radio Five Live contacted every Labour backbencher and opposition MP in Scotland.

Students have demonstrated against tuition fees

Sixty members of parliament were asked to take part in the survey and a total of 57 responded.

Just one reported that he would not be voting on principle. That MP was Peter Duncan - Scotland's only Conservative MP.

The survey also gives an insight into the scale of Labour's backbench rebellion in Scotland.

Only seven Scottish Labour MPs said they would definitely be voting against the government when its policy is put to the test in just over a week's time.

The decision by an overwhelming majority of Scottish MPs to take part in the House of Commons vote on tuition fees appears unlikely to win support from the Scottish electorate.

School leavers

A recent NFO System Three survey for the Herald newspaper showed most Scots believe Scottish MPs should be banned from voting on English-only legislation at Westminster.

However, many Scottish MPs argue they are duty bound to vote on the proposals for student finance south of the border.

They say the introduction of tuition fees at English universities will have a major impact on Scottish school leavers who choose to study in England.