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Lord Johnson of Marylebone

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Calais Jungle
Monday 10th October 2016

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Margaret Greenwood Portrait Margaret Greenwood (Wirral West) (Lab)
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T2. In the Higher Education and Research Bill, the Government will allow universities simply to shut down if they fail in the HE marketplace, as though their role in local communities was a matter of no significance or concern to Government. That takes no account of the impact that closures will have on students and lecturers or the businesses and communities around them. Will the Government think again?

Lord Johnson of Marylebone Portrait The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Joseph Johnson)
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The Higher Education and Research Bill will make student protection plans mandatory for the first time, putting in place systematic protection for students, which at present is very patchy and partial across our higher education system.

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