Debates between Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe and Viscount Younger of Leckie during the 2015-2017 Parliament

Wed 18th Jan 2017
Higher Education and Research Bill
Lords Chamber

Committee: 4th sitting (Hansard): House of Lords

Higher Education and Research Bill

Debate between Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe and Viscount Younger of Leckie
Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe Portrait Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe
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My Lords, several noble Lords around the Chamber—probably all of us, actually—are anxious about the risks associated with this process; that is what we have been trying to describe. We are not resisting the way forward but trying to assess the extent of the risk. Can the Minister tell us whether there has there been a risk assessment and whether he can publish it if there has?

Viscount Younger of Leckie Portrait Viscount Younger of Leckie
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I will reflect on what the noble Baroness has said. It may give her some comfort if I say that we are not rushing this in. The proposals that we have are not all in the Bill; that is why this is an iterative process. I will continue to engage, as will the team and my honourable friend in the other place, on rolling out the TEF.