Speeches by Sullivan.

“Good morning. It has been very clear to me, particularly in recent months, that the challenges faced by universities across the UK are broadly the same. We have heard that the Scottish and Welsh Governments are providing extra funding for struggling institutions. In the case of Scotland, the Scottish Government have ma…”

“I am very mindful of time, so I will ask this very quickly. If the Government do not step in with emergency funding, what alternative legislative and regulatory measures should the Government and the Office for Students take to help struggling institutions?”

“I would like to ask a question very briefly on that last point. As you will be aware, Scottish students do not have to pay tuition fees in Scotland. While I think everyone appreciates the importance of international students, do you believe that there is an overreliance on income from international students by Scottish…”

“In particular, it relates to the limited number of spaces for Scottish students.”

“Moving on, do you think that poor governance, particularly financial governance, contributed to certain higher education providers now facing difficulties? I think that the inquiry at the University of Dundee might touch upon some of those points.”

“UCU has criticised higher education providers for borrowing too much for capital spending on buildings, for example, at the expense of academics. How do you respond to those criticisms?”

“Good morning. It has been very clear to me, particularly in recent months, that the challenges faced by universities across the UK are broadly the same. We have heard that the Scottish and Welsh Governments are providing extra funding for struggling institutions. In the case of Scotland, the Scottish Government have ma…”

“I am very mindful of time, so I will ask this very quickly. If the Government do not step in with emergency funding, what alternative legislative and regulatory measures should the Government and the Office for Students take to help struggling institutions?”

“I would like to ask a question very briefly on that last point. As you will be aware, Scottish students do not have to pay tuition fees in Scotland. While I think everyone appreciates the importance of international students, do you believe that there is an overreliance on income from international students by Scottish…”

“In particular, it relates to the limited number of spaces for Scottish students.”

“Moving on, do you think that poor governance, particularly financial governance, contributed to certain higher education providers now facing difficulties? I think that the inquiry at the University of Dundee might touch upon some of those points.”

“UCU has criticised higher education providers for borrowing too much for capital spending on buildings, for example, at the expense of academics. How do you respond to those criticisms?”

“I am very mindful of time, so I will ask this very quickly. If the Government do not step in with emergency funding, what alternative legislative and regulatory measures should the Government and the Office for Students take to help struggling institutions?”

“I would like to ask a question very briefly on that last point. As you will be aware, Scottish students do not have to pay tuition fees in Scotland. While I think everyone appreciates the importance of international students, do you believe that there is an overreliance on income from international students by Scottish…”

“In particular, it relates to the limited number of spaces for Scottish students.”

“Moving on, do you think that poor governance, particularly financial governance, contributed to certain higher education providers now facing difficulties? I think that the inquiry at the University of Dundee might touch upon some of those points.”

“UCU has criticised higher education providers for borrowing too much for capital spending on buildings, for example, at the expense of academics. How do you respond to those criticisms?”

“I thank the Minister for his statement. I applaud the dignity with which my hon. Friends have responded, and the solidarity from many Members of different parties. I commend the statement made by my hon. Friend the Member for Dulwich and West Norwood (Helen Hayes), who spoke so powerfully about the importance and impac…”

“I welcome the opportunity to speak in this debate, because the state of our roads is absolutely critical for safe travel, transportation and logistics, particularly in communities that rely on the road network. As a former councillor, I greatly welcome the Government’s provision of £1.6 billion for road maintenance in …”

“I thank the hon. Member for his intervention, but it will be no surprise to him that I cannot agree with him, given the years of massive underfunding that former Conservative Governments inflicted on councils across England. We have had years and years of chronic underfunding of local services, so I know that the £1.6 …”