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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)I thank the right hon. Gentleman for being generous and allowing me to come back. The point is not just that it is onerous and that it involves quarterly reporting, but that it is…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eighth sitting)My partner works at the University of Hull on the degree apprenticeship programme.16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eighth sitting)I hope that the Minister is listening, because we are trying to be as helpful as possible. Affiliated societies tend to rely on the assurance offered by being affiliated directly…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eighth sitting)As my hon. Friend keeps saying, we accept that the wording of the new clause might not be perfect, but I hope the Minister will go away and have a look at it. With regards to…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)I am so pleased my right hon. Friend mentioned that, because when we think about higher education institutions we tend to think about those in the Russell Group such as Oxford or…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eighth sitting)Some organisations, and some student organisations, will have the ability, resources and staff power to work out how to disaffiliate, and that will happen, but many will not. It…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eighth sitting)Referring again to the written evidence, the Free Churches Group is asking for urgent clarification and redrafting of this clause. It says: “Whether the clause means no premises…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)Some of us.15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)Does the Minister commit to taking away the topic relating to amendment 28? Or was it amendment 27?15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)My hon. Friend is making an absolutely excellent speech. To pre-empt what the Minister will say—“Well, everything is allowed unless it’s unlawful”—I refer back to the evidence…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)I refer the Minister to the evidence given by Sunder Katwala: “Comparing the Israeli Government to Nazi Germany, for example, is a lawful position that we wish to stigmatise.” ––…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)Again, my partner works at the University of Hull’s degree apprenticeship course. Ordered, That further consideration be now adjourned. — (Michael Tomlinson.)15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)This is crucial. This small amendment would remove five words from the Bill; it is incredibly small and very easy for the Minister to agree, but incredibly important. If the Bill…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)The original definition of academic freedom did not have these five additional words. The Government chose to add them. I do not believe we need to rewrite or put in words.…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Sixth sitting)I take the commitment, but it does not have a lot of detail. A commitment to do what? A commitment to rewrite those five words? A commitment to reassess whether those five words…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Fifth sitting)I thank all the Clerks for the work they have done on the amendments. I Academic freedom came up from our witnesses time and again. I joked about it, but it is a truth that I…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Fifth sitting)Will the Minister give way?15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Fifth sitting)I apologise for returning to the previous point, but is the Minister aware how remarkable it is to have a group of different academics agreeing on one issue? It is truly…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Fifth sitting)I shall be extremely brief, Sir Christopher. Yesterday, in a meeting with the Jewish Leadership Council, I was reminiscing about my time as shadow Universities Minister, when I…15 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Fifth sitting)Before I start, I want to say that I genuinely hold the right hon. Member for South Holland and The Deepings in high regard, especially since we discovered a shared love of skills…15 Sept 2021