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HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I entirely endorse what my hon. Friend is saying. Once the master had apologised, it is unlikely that the conference would be run there again. That is the point. Often, the people…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eleventh sitting)I am grateful to the right hon. Gentleman for his remarks about me, which he knows are reciprocated. He is always worth listening to and has great experience, both in this House…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)The hon. Gentleman has not only anticipated fully my preliminary remarks, but the essence of my amendment and my speech. I was about to say that my efforts are to improve the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)I beg to move amendment 70, in schedule, page 17, line 36, at end insert— “14A After section 32, insert— ‘32A Section 26(1) duty: exception for higher education providers For the…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Twelfth sitting)Further to that point of order, Mrs Cummins. The right hon. Member for Hayes and Harlington proposed me earlier as the spokesman of the ordinary members of this Committee, or…22 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)Before the hon. Gentleman gets into his third example, I would like to go back to his second example; otherwise, I shall lose count of his examples. The point about the former…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)The Minister is becoming increasingly characterised by her willingness to listen, and that is the mark of any good member of the Government. All people who have been Ministers…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)It was at Cambridge that I had the discussion with the academics that I mentioned, by the way. I am involved with some postgraduate work there, which is not registered in the…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)On that point, I want to get to the bottom of this issue of good practice. As the hon. Gentleman knows, clause 4 already states: “The OfS may…identify good practice relating to…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)The hon. Gentleman is being generous in giving way. What he describes is not uncommon when we look at universities. We heard earlier that student satisfaction is measured. Student…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)I beg to move amendment 73, in clause 4, page 6, line 8, at end insert— ‘(2A) The OfS will compile an annual review of registered higher education providers, ranking their…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Ninth sitting)I find the hon. Gentleman’s argument—I am being polite—paradoxical, or perhaps even contradictory, if I am being slightly less polite. On one hand, he and other critics of the…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Tenth sitting)I am grateful to the Minister for giving way on the issue of the chilling effect, which I described earlier as the fear that pervades many of our universities. That was made clear…20 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Eighth sitting)Obviously, I sympathise with the hon. Lady’s sentiment because there is a need for privacy in different circumstances—she talked about churches and mosques and so on. However, the…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)I start with the assumption that we will have to engender some good will towards the process, because the aim is for universities to be co-operative. I certainly would not want to…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)It is about Marxist-Leninism!16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)I happily give way to the hon. Gentleman, and then I will wrap up, because I know the Minister want to make progress. Did he want to intervene? Was it about Marxist-Leninism?16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)I will, but shall I answer that intervention first. I do not want to build up a catalogue of interventions; I will not know which one to deal with in which order. The hon. Member…16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)rose—16 Sept 2021HANSARD Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill (Seventh sitting)Yes, I did not emphasise that point in my opening remarks, or just now, so it is important to say how serious we are about this, and to send that signal to universities; my hon.…16 Sept 2021