Freedom of Speech: Universities

Debate on Thursday, 17 May 2018, in the House of Commons, led by Baroness Harman. The answering member was Sam Gyimah.

Motion, that this House has considered the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights, Freedom of Speech in Universities (HC 589; HL 111). Sitting adjourned without Question put.

Type

Parliamentary proceeding

Reference

641 cc221-242WH

Session

2017-19

Department

Department for Education

Chamber / Committee

Westminster Hall

Freedom of speech in universities. Human Rights Joint Committee fourth report with formal minutes.
Wednesday, 21 March 2018
Parliamentary committees
House of Lords
House of Commons

Proceeding contributions

Baroness Harman | 641 cc222-5WH (Link to this contribution)

I beg to move,

That this House has considered the Fourth Report of the Joint Committee on H...

Fiona Bruce | 641 cc224-8WH (Link to this contribution)

This inquiry is one of the most important that we have undertaken in my three years on the Joint ...

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Jeremy Lefroy | 641 c226WH (Link to this contribution)

My hon. Friend makes a powerful case, and I am most grateful to the right hon. and learned Member...

Fiona Bruce | 641 cc226-9WH (Link to this contribution)

The hon. Gentleman makes a pertinent point, as always. I will refer back to it in a moment in rel...

Jeremy Lefroy | 641 c229WH (Link to this contribution)

I believe this year is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx. He was born in Trier in G...

Fiona Bruce | 641 cc229-232WH (Link to this contribution)

That is an excellent example. I hope it will also encourage students to the right of Karl Marx, b...

Lord Bellingham | 641 c232WH (Link to this contribution)

Hon. Members may be interested to know that I plan to start the wind-ups at 4 pm.

3.48 pm

Alex Burghart | 641 cc232-5WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I rise to speak as a member of the ...

Deidre Brock | 641 cc235-7WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. It is also a pleasure to speak to t...

Gordon Marsden | 641 cc237-9WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a great privilege to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry, and it is a great privilege ...

Fiona Bruce | 641 c239WH (Link to this contribution)

Will the hon. Gentleman give way?

Gordon Marsden | 641 cc239-240WH (Link to this contribution)

I will not, I am afraid. I have little enough time to speak, so I will continue.

The chief ...

Sam Gyimah | 641 cc240-2WH (Link to this contribution)

It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Henry. I congratulate the right hon. and l...

Gordon Marsden | 641 c242WH (Link to this contribution)

I apologise for interrupting the Minister while he is in full flow. On the summit, which was adve...

Sam Gyimah | 641 c242WH (Link to this contribution)

Absolutely. I will write to the Committee and I am willing to share that correspondence with the ...

Subjects

Charity Commission

Protest

Universities

Regulation

Academic freedom

Radicalism

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