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Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Harry Barnes (Labour), on Thursday, 30 January 1992, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 26 members in total.


DERBYSHIRE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

That this House deeply regrets the refusal of the Secretary of State for Education and Science to give consideration to the application from the Derbyshire College of Higher Education for polytechnic status, when the college has recently won the right from the Council for National Academic Awards to award degrees for its own taught courses and had the clear prospect of first becoming a polytechnic and then a university; fails to comprehend why the Education Minister recently declared that he would not consider further applications from bodies which meets his earlier criteria in terms of student numbers, facilities and academic standards; and calls upon the Government to reverse this ludicrous decision, which will hamper the expansion of educational opportunity and damage the prospects for the local economy in Derbyshire.


Secondary information

Type
Early day motion
Reference
594 
Session
1991-92
Subjects
Higher education Polytechnics Derbyshire College of Higher Education
Link
View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk