Diana Johnson
Main Page: Diana Johnson (Labour - Kingston upon Hull North and Cottingham)(12 years, 9 months ago)
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Vince Cable
Yes, that is a very good summary of the conclusions that the Minister for Universities and Science and I reached after interviewing Professor Ebdon and the other candidates.
Diana Johnson (Kingston upon Hull North) (Lab)
What message does the open political split in the Government send to universities, given their responsibility to provide the reality of fair access to all our youngsters?
Vince Cable
I think that universities will be greatly reassured that they have an excellent man to lead OFFA in future, as Sir Martin Harris has done in the past. It has been a good process, we have a good outcome, and universities have absolutely nothing to be afraid of.