Higher Education and Research Bill

My Lords, I am grateful to the noble Lord for the way that he posed his questions as to why we ne...

My Lords, I hear what the Minister says. He is talking about low-qualification and high drop-out ...

I will come in a moment to why at present there is not provision for these types of institutions,...

I thank the noble Lord for that, but I have to say that I am even less reassured than I was befor...

Moved by

Lord Mackay of Clashfern

125: Schedule 5, page 90, line 15, at end insert “a...

The amendment arises out of an observation I made when this schedule was considered in Committee....

I am sorry to interrupt my noble and learned friend but I believe that the amendment is within th...

My Lords, I believe that my noble and learned friend has the right to speak to any amendment in i...

I think that that is certainly so; my understanding of time and practice here suggests that it is...

My Lords, might I respond to the points that my noble and learned friend has raised? In so doing,...

I thank the noble Lord for giving way. I appreciate that he is taking the opportunity to clarify ...

No, the provisions are not required for the reasons that the noble Lord has suggested but because...

I am very sorry, but it strikes me as absolutely essential that the warrant be signed. I do not t...

I am grateful to my noble and learned friend, and of course I will with my colleagues have a look...

Certainly, with that understanding, I am prepared to withdraw the amendment and I sincerely hope ...

Moved by

Lord Lucas

126: Clause 59, page 37, line 24, at end insert—

“( ) The O...

My Lords, with the permission of the noble Lord, Lord Willis, I wish to speak also to Amendment 1...

My Lords, I support Amendments 126 and 127 in the names of the noble Lord, Lord Lucas, and my nob...

My Lords, I support the amendments in the names of the noble Lords, Lord Lucas and Lord Willis, w...

My Lords, I am grateful to those who have spoken in this debate for addressing data issues. I ent...

My Lords, I am grateful to my noble friend. He has answered all the points I raised very satisfac...

Moved by

Lord Watson of Invergowrie

131: Schedule 6, page 94, line 27, at end insert—...

My Lords, Amendments 131 and 132 mirror those that we brought forward in Committee. They concern ...

My Lords, I repeat what I said in an earlier debate: we appreciate the role of all HE staff and t...

My Lords, I find that partially encouraging. The Minister’s initial remarks will be noted by thos...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

133: Clause 70, page 44, line 19, leave out from...

Moved by

Lord Stevenson of Balmacara

135: Clause 71, page 45, line 41, at end insert—...

My Lords, with the agreement of the noble Baroness, Lady Wolf, and in the absence of the noble Ba...

My Lords, I will speak about Amendments 135 and 136. It was a bit of a shock to many people to fi...

My Lords, I have a lot sympathy with what the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, said. Where I disagree ...

My Lords, I do not want to say very much about this. I did not withdraw the amendment which my no...

I am grateful to noble Lords who have spoken to these two amendments for their contributions to t...

I thank the Minister for that reply. On the relatively simple question—the good news, as he calle...

Tabled by

Baroness Deech

136: After Clause 71, insert the following new Clause—