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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Peter Kilfoyle (Labour), on Monday, 9 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 53 members in total.

LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL CLOSURES

That this House deplores the intention of the University of Liverpool to close down three departments - Philosophy, Politics and Communications and Statistics without any meaningful consultation; supports the resistance of staff and students to the threatened closures; and calls on the University Senate to reject these short-sighted plans of the university's strategic management team.

Amendments

The Early day motion has received an amendment.

LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL CLOSURES (1013A1)
The Early day motion has received an amendment sponsored by Evan Harris (primary, Liberal Democrat) and tabled on Monday, 20 April 2009. It has been signed by 2 members in total.
leave out from `closures;' to end and add `and recognises that this is a natural consequence of an unregulated market in a publicly-funded service; and calls on the Government, through the Higher Education Funding Council for England, to exert more control over what courses are provided at public expense when there is a public interest in so doing'.

Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
1013 
1013A1 
Session
2008-09
Other sponsors
Michael Clapham
Ann Clwyd
David Crausby
Robert N Wareing
Geraldine Smith
Subjects
Higher education
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk