Higher Education and Research Bill

My Lords, I support the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, in his introduction to this part of the Bill...

I have an amendment in this group, Amendment 509, which suggests a somewhat more vigorous role fo...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, for his opening address, which was helpful in ...

I thank the Minister for that reply but wish to make a couple of points. Certainly, there is alwa...

Moved by

Lord Sharkey

472: Schedule 9, page 100, line 32, leave out from “UKRI,” to “...

My Lords, this amendment proposes a change to the wording of paragraph 2 of Schedule 9. Sub-parag...

My Lords, I added my name to my noble friend Lord Fox’s Amendment 473, which is remarkably simila...

My Lords, these amendments certainly seem uncontroversial in that, if you look at paragraphs 2(5)...

My Lords, I agree entirely with what the noble Lord, Lord Mendelsohn, said on the last group of a...

I am grateful to the Minister for that answer. However, if the intent of the description in sub-p...

Moved by

Lord Willis of Knaresborough

474: Schedule 9, page 100, line 38, after “comm...

My Lords, I shall also speak to Amendments 478 and 479 in the names of my noble friend Lord Shark...

My Lords, I will speak to Amendments 475 and 491 in this group. I declare an interest as the curr...

My Lords, I strongly support the thrust of these amendments, which would bring the charitable sec...

My Lords, I support the thrust of these amendments and I am sure that everyone would wish to ackn...

My Lords, I rise briefly to support the amendment moved by the noble Lord, Lord Willis of Knaresb...

My Lords, I start by declaring my interests as the chief executive of a medical research charity ...

My Lords, I too support the amendments. I am afraid I did not speak in the Second Reading debate—...

My Lords, a number of points have been raised in this group of amendments. I hope when he replies...

My Lords, this has been a very good, sharp little debate. I look forward to the Minister’s respon...

My Lords, this has been a really good short debate. I think we are all in huge agreement about th...

We have heard a number of variations on the theme of reflection. Before the noble Lord finishes, ...

I was under the impression that the word “reflection” has a parliamentary connotation and means m...

Perhaps I might press the Minister for a little more clarity about how these partnerships will ta...

My Lords, I think I shall duck that to some extent and write to the noble Lord, if I may. Where m...

I think it is reasonably clear that the research councils will cease to exist as bodies. They wil...

Perhaps I might expand on that. I had always assumed that the research councils will be able to f...

Could there not be a delegated authority to do this?

The Minister asked me to withdraw the amendment but I think we have started a whole new debate—th...

Moved by

Lord Patel

476: Schedule 9, page 100, line 39, at end insert—

“the hig...

My Lords, before I speak to the amendments listed under my name, I declare some interests. I am c...

My Lords, we have Amendment 477 in this group. As we have heard in great detail from the noble Lo...

My Lords, the amendments raise important issues. I would like to bring to them my own perspective...

My Lords, as somebody involved in the governance of Newcastle and Lancaster universities, I must ...

My Lords, I strongly support Amendment 502. Indeed, until I saw it I had been minded to submit a ...

I support the amendments proposed by the noble Lord, Lord Patel. I agree that consideration needs...

My Lords, this has been a very interesting debate, and I am grateful to the noble Lord, Lord Pate...

I thank the noble Lord, Lord Patel, for his speech at the beginning of this debate which helped i...

My Lords, I thank the noble Lords who supported my amendments, or at least discussed them. I will...

Moved by

Baroness Brown of Cambridge

479A: Schedule 9, page 101, leave out lines 13 t...

My Lords, in moving the amendment, which is also in the name of my noble friends Lord Krebs, Lord...

My Lords, I must remind the Committee that, if this amendment is agreed to, I cannot call Amendme...

My Lords, I wish to speak to Amendments 480 and 481, which stand in my name and that of my noble ...

My Lords, I support Amendments 479A and 481A, to which I have added my name. I declare my interes...

My Lords, I will also speak to Amendments 479A and 481A. Perhaps I should declare a historical in...

My Lords, I also support Amendments 479A, 480 and 481A to 481D. I remind