Question for short debate on Tuesday, 12 June 2007, in the House of Lords, led by Baroness Deech. The answering member was Lord Adonis.

Universities: Anti-Semitism

Lords question for short debate on what action they will take to secure implementation of their response to the report of the All-Party Parliamentary Inquiry into Anti-Semitism concerning anti-Semitism on university campuses.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 692 c1658-75
Session: 2006-07
Department: Department for Education and Skills
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Baroness Deech | 692 c1658-61 (Link to this contribution) asked Her Majesty’s Government what action they will take to secure implementation of their response...; Baroness O'Cathain | 692 c1661-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, reading chapter 6 of the all-party inquiry into anti-Semitism, which deals with the univer...; Lord Clinton-Davis | 692 c1661 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the noble Baroness, Lady Deetch, has done an invaluable service by raising this issue. She...; Baroness Crawley | 692 c1661 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, may I gently remind the noble Baroness of the time?; Baroness Warwick of Undercliffe | 692 c1665-6 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am pleased to be able to contribute to the debate. I declare an interest as chief execut...; Lord Dearing | 692 c1666 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, when the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, raised the possibility of my taking part in the debat...; Lord Patten | 692 c1664 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, as a Roman Catholic, I have no particular partial interest to declare in this debate. I ha...; Baroness Cox | 692 c1664-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I warmly congratulate my noble friend on this important debate. I, too, shall focus on the...; Lord Mitchell | 692 c1667-8 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I declare an interest as chairman of Weizmann UK. The Weizmann Institute of Science is loc...; Lord Moser | 692 c1668 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I will list the points that I wanted to develop. First, a boycott would be totally misguid...; Lord Haskel | 692 c1666-7 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am speaking in this debate out of sadness—and of course with brevity—at the increasing e...; Lord Weidenfeld | 692 c1667 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, having only recently retired after nine years of chairing the board of governors of the Be...; Lord Janner of Braunstone | 692 c1663-4 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the timing of this Question is absolutely crucial, and the boycott motion of Israeli acade...; Baroness Ramsay of Cartvale | 692 c1668-9 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I also thank the noble Baroness for giving us the opportunity to comment on a current and ...; Baroness Park of Monmouth | 692 c1670 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I thank noble Lords for allowing me to speak in the gap. A predecessor of mine called Fole...; Lord Grabiner | 692 c1670-1 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I am also grateful for the opportunity to speak in the gap, as rapidly as I can. I declare...; Baroness Walmsley | 692 c1671 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, there is no doubt that as tensions in the Middle East have risen, there has regrettably be...; Baroness Morris of Bolton | 692 c1671-2 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the report of the all-party parliamentary inquiry into anti-Semitism makes disturbing read...; Lord Adonis | 692 c1672-5 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, the House is grateful to the noble Baroness, Lady Deech, for raising this important issue,...; Baroness Crawley | 692 c1675 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I beg to move that the House do now adjourn during pleasure for five minutes. On Question...; Lord Harries of Pentregarth | 692 c1669 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, like other noble Lords, I am very grateful to the noble Baroness for introducing this time...; Lord Anderson of Swansea | 692 c1670 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, of course criticism of Israel is legitimate and not necessarily anti-Semitic. The fiercest...; Bishop of Chester | 692 c1662-3 (Link to this contribution) My Lords, I have recently returned from leading a pilgrimage of 200 people from my diocese to Israel...
Subjects: Jews Higher education Freedom of expression Racial discrimination Race relations Racial harassment Universities Religious hatred Students Student unions Sanctions Israel Antisemitism All-Party Parliamentary Group Against Antisemitism
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Universities: Anti-Semitism

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