Adjournment debate on Tuesday, 20 July 2010, in the House of Commons, led by Barry Sheerman. The answering member was Ed Davey.

University Funding (Yorkshire)

Westminster Hall adjournment debate on university funding in Yorkshire.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 514 c48-55WH
Session: 2010-12
Department: Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
Chamber / Committee: Westminster Hall
Proceeding contributions: Alec Shelbrooke | 514 c50WH (Link to this contribution) I should first declare that I worked for Leeds university for 11 years and did a lot of work on open...; Ed Davey | 514 c54-5WH (Link to this contribution) I am glad to see that the hon. Gentleman is claiming consistency in that he says that he criticised ...; Barry Sheerman | 514 c54WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that the Minister's officials will have looked at the speech I made in this Chamber in Jan...; Ed Davey | 514 c52WH (Link to this contribution) I congratulate the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) on securing the debate. In the last Pa...; Barry Sheerman | 514 c50-2WH (Link to this contribution) I will certainly not be advocating the privatisation of universities in my speech. Some privatisatio...; Ed Davey | 514 c52-3WH (Link to this contribution) The hon. Gentleman is also an honorary doctor. I should put it on the record that I am an honorary f...; Ed Davey | 514 c53WH (Link to this contribution) I am sure that my right hon. Friend the Minister for Universities and Science will want to reflect o...; Alec Shelbrooke | 514 c53WH (Link to this contribution) On the point about innovation, something to which the hon. Member for Huddersfield (Mr Sheerman) did...; Ed Davey | 514 c53-4WH (Link to this contribution) I understand that. It is one of the reasons why I wanted to say to the hon. Gentleman that, although...; Barry Sheerman | 514 c53WH (Link to this contribution) Yorkshire ranks No. 1 in all the regions in terms of attracting inward investment—£28 million a year...; Barry Sheerman | 514 c48-50WH (Link to this contribution) Mr Amess, Huddersfield is not a coastal town, as you might have noticed, but I am very fond of all t...; Barry Sheerman | 514 c52WH (Link to this contribution) I am an honorary doctor.
Subjects: Finance Expenditure Higher education Universities Technology Science Cuts Yorkshire and the Humber
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University Funding (Yorkshire)

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