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Written question asked by Andrew Murrison (Conservative) on Wednesday, 14 July 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 19 July 2021. It was answered by Michelle Donelan (Conservative) on Wednesday, 21 July 2021 on behalf of the Department for Education.

University of Bristol: Judaism

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether he has received any representations on the views expressed by Professor David Miller at Bristol University on Jewish students and organisations.

Answer

The views of Professor Miller are ill-founded and wholly reprehensible, and the government wholeheartedly rejects them. We consider that the University of Bristol could do more to make its condemnation of that conduct clear to current and future students.

I understand the university is currently investigating these comments. The university has not yet completed the investigation. The government is not involved in this process and all details will remain confidential to the university until it has reached its conclusion.

I met with representatives of the University of Bristol in May 2021. I was reassured that the university recognises its obligations to keep Jewish students safe and to support them if they feel in any way threatened. I understand they are committed to completing the confidential investigation as quickly as possible with the rigour required for a complex investigation of this kind.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
33175
Session
2021-22
Grouped for answer
Yes
Subjects
Students Judaism University of Bristol Miller, David
Link
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