Early day motion tabled by primary sponsor Lord Mann (Labour), on Tuesday, 14 November 2017, in the House of Commons. It is signed by 23 members in total.

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TACKLING ANTISEMITISM ON UNIVERSITY CAMPUSES

That this House believes that university campuses should be a safe space for all students no matter their race, religion, sexuality or gender; welcomes the change of leadership in the National Union of Students (NUS); notes the improved relations between Jewish students and their representative body, the Union of Jewish Students and the current NUS president; further notes the need for a consistent approach by the NUS and vice-chancellors to deal with antisemitism and other forms of racism on campus; encourages universities and student unions to consult the Universities UK and NUS guidance on external speakers in order to inform their approach to managing difficult events on campus; further believes that the higher education sector has a duty to facilitate reporting systems and encourage reporting from students subjected to abuse on campus; calls on universities to put procedures in place to address violent protests; and further calls on universities to adopt the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

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Secondary information

Type

Early day motion

Reference

528 

Session

2017-19

Other sponsors

Peter Bottomley

Bob Blackman

Virendra Sharma

Jim Shannon

Gavin Robinson

Subjects

Discrimination Higher education Ethnic groups Racial discrimination Religion

Link

View this Early day motion on www.parliament.uk