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Proceeding contribution from Lord Bew (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Thursday, 12 January 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill and Committee proceeding on Protection of Freedoms Bill.

Protection of Freedoms Bill

My Lords, I rise briefly to support Amendment 148A, in particular, and to make the point even more starkly that in an era when these requests are more and more common, unless some protection for universities, as envisaged in the amendment, comes in, there will be an implicit negative tax on research, as researchers will have to take these possibilities into account. That is the last thing that our universities need at present. I support Amendment 148A very strongly. The real cost of complying with the requests that currently come in is a stark issue.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
734 c8GC 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Contracts Databases Codes of practice Courts Administration of justice Health Health services Fees and charges Land Freedom of information EU law Human trafficking Exemptions Legislation Higher education Landlords Local government Private sector Ownership Powers of entry Personal records Northern Ireland Prosecutions Public interest Public bodies Parliamentary scrutiny Unadopted roads Scotland Universities Republic of Ireland Sexual offences Research Rented housing Science USA Royal assent Risk assessment Information Commissioner's Office
Legislation
Protection of Freedoms Bill 2010-12
Link
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