Higher Education and Research Bill

My noble friend is making a really important point, which I strongly agree with. Will he accept t...

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My Lords, I remind the House of my interest as master of Pembroke College, Cambridge. I support t...

On this specific point, I have read the amendment carefully and it does not say that a university...

I take the point from the noble Lord, Lord Judd. However, I think that it would be important for ...

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I take a bit of issue with the noble Lord on this occasion. Does he not think that this definitio...

Of course it will pervade our discussions throughout the Bill, in Committee and on Report, and it...

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My Lords, I speak as a past vice-chancellor of Cambridge, but more importantly, I have associatio...

My Lords, I thank my noble friend Lord Stevenson for tabling this important amendment, and I join...

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I agree with the noble Lord, Lord Lucas. That is why I said that when the Minister replies, he mu...

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Following on from the noble Lord’s comments, if the Minister is minded to reject the amendment an...

First, I declare an interest. I am an emeritus governor of the LSE and a life member of court of ...

My Lords, many issues have come up in the debate on which I agree with the speaker, but the diffi...

My Lords, I apologise to the House as I was not able to take part in the Second Reading debate, s...

My Lords, I should probably have declared my interests in my Second Reading speech—but they are i...

My Lords, I apologise for taking more of the Committee’s time but I feel that we are losing sight...

My Lords, I want to speak very briefly at what I assume is getting towards the end of an interest...

I speak as a lawyer not as an academic. Indeed, until recently I thought that I was the only Memb...

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Thank you very much to those who have contributed to this very good debate, which has been high-l...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

1: Before Clause 1, insert the following new Cla...