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HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesThe noble Lord is wholly wrong. We strongly believe in freedom of speech and academic freedom. It was a Labour Government who enshrined freedom of expression in legislation. The…10 Oct 2024HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesI agree with the noble Lord. The position of higher education, support for higher education and the embedding of freedom of speech and academic freedom within our universities are…10 Oct 2024HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesI hope that universities are absolutely certain about both the existing protections for freedom of speech in legislation and their responsibilities to create campuses in which…10 Oct 2024HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesI thank the noble Lord for his appreciation of our considered approach. I absolutely reiterate that I and the Government believe that there is an issue about freedom of speech and…10 Oct 2024HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesMy Lords, with the leave of the House, I shall now repeat in the form of a Statement the Answer given by my honourable friend the Minister for School Standards to an Urgent…10 Oct 2024HANSARDFreedom of Speech in UniversitiesThe noble Baroness probably understands that the speed with which the decision was made related to the timing of the commencement. It is right to be taking the time now and…10 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesThe noble Baroness is right that we have seen an increase in those studying computer science at A-level and we have seen an increase in those going into higher education. However,…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesMy Lords, UCAS data for the 2023 admissions cycle shows that of those applications to full-time undergraduate computer science courses made via the UCAS main scheme, around 70% of…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesThe noble Lord is right to identify that where we have world-leading technology, we also need—while encouraging international students—to protect it and ensure that we have the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesThe noble Lord has identified that we need people to be accessing computer science at undergraduate level; we also need people to be accessing the wide variety of other routes…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesThe noble Lord makes an important point, as did my noble friend. That is why I emphasised that through the Protect work we do, alongside our higher education providers, we already…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesThe details of admissions arrangements are for individual universities to determine. However, as I outlined in my initial Answer, a higher proportion of UK undergraduates than…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesFrom the very moment we came into government we have been considering how to deliver our objective of a funding system for higher education which provides stability and…09 Oct 2024HANSARDComputer Science Applications to English UniversitiesMy noble friend is absolutely right that international students bring an enormous amount of benefit to the UK higher education system. For that reason, it is a shame that the…09 Oct 2024HANSARDErasmus+The noble Earl will be pleased to hear that in preparation for answering this question I have been able to learn about the success of the Taith scheme. I will certainly want to…12 Sept 2024HANSARDErasmus+As the noble Baroness identified, as did the noble Lord, Lord Wallace, there was a considerable asymmetry in the Erasmus+ scheme. Of course, I accept that there is considerable…12 Sept 2024HANSARDErasmus+The noble Baroness makes an important point about the aspirations of young people for our relationships internationally, and particularly with our former EU colleagues. The…12 Sept 2024HANSARDErasmus+The noble Baroness is absolutely right about the objectives of the Turing scheme but she will also be reassured by the results that we have seen this year. For example, we have…12 Sept 2024HANSARDErasmus+The noble Lord makes an important point about the significance of languages. I am not sure that we are presently in a position to advise or inform in detail on the UK’s…12 Sept 2024HANSARDErasmus+The Prime Minister and the Government are working hard to reset our relationship with our European friends. The Prime Minister hosted the EPC at Blenheim Palace, where he was able…12 Sept 2024