Lord Foulkes of Cumnock
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Baroness Williams of Trafford
The noble Lord is absolutely right that research is fundamental both to universities and to the economic future of the country. I refer him to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, in which the Chancellor announced a significant amount of new money for research.
Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Lab)
My Lords, the Minister’s reply implies that the system of university funding is the same throughout the United Kingdom. That is clearly not the case: there is an entirely different system in Scotland. Would she consider the UK Government and the Scottish Government setting up a joint investigation into the cost-effectiveness of both systems and reporting to both Parliaments?
Baroness Williams of Trafford
My Lords, that is possibly a matter for the devolved Administrations to decide.