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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 306, in clause 71, page 43, line 13, after “Secretary of State” insert

“providing that it demonstrates a potential public benefit.”

This amendment means that the Secretary of State can only require a body to provide research if is in the public interest to do …..."

Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"The amendments deal with the requirements and responsibilities that may be placed on a body providing services to one or more English higher education providers relating to applications for admission to higher education courses, as described in subsection (2). The amendments seek to ensure that safeguards are put in place …..."
Roberta Blackman-Woods - View Speech

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"I started off being a little bit concerned about this, and now I am getting quite anxious. We all want better use of data. We want the best use possible to be made of UCAS data to inform any policies on social mobility or widening access to universities and to …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Twelfth sitting)

"I am grateful to my hon. Friend for giving way. Both he and my hon. Friend the Member for Ashton-under-Lyne make a powerful case on how disgracefully students have been treated by the Government. The Open University had to change the way in which it deals with part-time students by …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 290, page 77, line 25, at end insert—

“(e) the justice of the peace is satisfied that the use of entry and search powers is the only practicable way for the matter to be investigated.”.

This amendment would allow search and entry powers to be …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"I have heard the Minister’s extremely helpful clarification, and I beg to ask leave to withdraw the amendment.

Amendment, by leave, withdrawn.

Amendments made: 291, in schedule 5, page 77, line 32, leave out paragraph (a).

This amendment has the effect that the power of entry cannot be exercised in …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"Does the Minister intend to table regulations or guidance that would make obvious the set of circumstances in which HEFCE might arrange for a study into the efficiency of an organisation? This is not a carte blanche power to go in because it decides on a whim to do a …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"I beg to move amendment 239, in clause 64, page 38, line 43, at end insert—

“(6) Any fees or costs that arise from the activities of any one institution are only liable to be paid by that institution.”

This amendment will ensure that where a Higher Education Institution incurs …..."

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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"Amendment 239 would add another subsection to clause 64 to give higher education institutions a guarantee in the Bill that costs would not be applied to them, through the fee regime, that should not be borne by them. For example, if a problem in one institution meant that the OFS …..."
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Speech in Public Bill Committees - Thu 13 Oct 2016
Higher Education and Research Bill (Eleventh sitting)

"If I heard the Minister correctly, he confirmed that I am right to be anxious about what is happening with regard to clause 64. I think he said that there would be overhead charges arising from the activity of all the institutions that would then be borne by each one …..."
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