Moved by
Lord Moylan
34: Clause 1, page 3, line 36, at end insert—
“A4 Duty to secure freedom of speech and academic freedom: funding and grants
The governing body of a registered higher education provider must take reasonable steps to ensure that grants of funds by the provider for the purposes of academic research are not refused to—
(a) any individual member or group of members of staff of the provider,
(b) any member or group of members of the provider, or
(c) any student or group of students of the provider,
on the grounds, solely or inter alia, that such persons adhere to or propagate any particular lawfully-held principle or political opinion.”
Member’s explanatory statement
This amendment prevents discrimination in the distribution of research funding by higher education providers based wholly or in part on the lawfully-held principles or political opinions of the potential recipient.