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Parliamentary briefings and submissions
Parliamentary briefings and submissions
We produce parliamentary briefings on a range of subjects based on the current legislative programme, our policy priorities and campaigns.
These include briefings on immigration and freedom of speech.
Parliamentary briefing: Immigration policy and visa ‘refusal threshold’
Briefing
7 December 2015
Immigration
Parliament and government
This short briefing sets out some background information relevant to the Oral Parliamentary Question of 9 December 2015 asked by Lord Clement-Jones.
Parliamentary briefing: Freedom of speech on campus
Briefing
24 November 2015
Parliament and government
Regulation of higher education
Student experience
This briefing covers some of the legal and other considerations for universities on the matter of freedom of speech on university campuses.
Inquiry on the supply of teachers
Briefing
20 November 2015
Parliament and government
Professional education
Submission of written evidence from Universities UK to the House of Commons Education Committee’s inquiry on the Supply of Teachers
The Higher Education Green Paper – one-page summaries
Briefing
13 November 2015
Parliament and government
Regulation of higher education
A collection of one-page summaries covering the key themes from the Higher Education Green Paper.
Parliamentary briefing: Immigration Bill 2015 – Second Reading
Briefing
12 October 2015
Immigration
Parliament and government
This briefing requests that parliamentarians ask whether there are plans to exempt those recruiting from overseas to posts which are significantly concerned with education and skills training from the immigration skills charge.
Universities UK submission to the 2015 Comprehensive Spending Review
Briefing
7 September 2015
Parliament and government
Universities, government and employers are encouraged to develop degree apprenticeships in this report published during National Apprenticeship Week 2016.
Parliamentary briefing: Westminster Hall Debate – Science and research in the UK and regional economies
Briefing
23 June 2015
Innovation, growth and skills
Parliament and government
This briefing sets out the economic benefits of investment in science and research and the role of public investment within this.
Parliamentary briefing: Proposed statutory guidance relating to events on university campuses
Briefing
29 May 2015
Parliament and government
Universities and counter terrorism
We expect that regulations will be laid to enforce a duty on universities by the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, to have “due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism”.
Parliamentary briefing: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill – House of Lords Committee Stage
Briefing
4 February 2015
Parliament and government
Universities and counter terrorism
This briefing covers a number of amendments to Part 5 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill which have been tabled for debate at Committee Stage in the House of Lords.
Update from Universities UK’s Student Funding Panel – emerging issues
Briefing
6 January 2015
Parliament and government
This paper by Universities UK's Student Funding Panel highlights the issues and questions emerging from the panel’s work so far.
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Blogs
General election 2019: what the parties say on higher education
27 November 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur takes a look at the policy commitments on higher education in party manifestos ahead of the general election.
General election 2019: skills, jobs and opportunity
11 November 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur on the policies that all parties should commit to, to ensure UK universities remain a global success story.
News
Universities UK responds to Labour manifesto
21 November 2019
UUK President Julia Buckingham responds to the release of the Labour manifesto
New Prime Minister must support the continued success of university sector
23 July 2019
Universities UK is calling on the new Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, to cement the world-leading reputation of our universities and to help them to make an even bigger impact on people's lives through their teaching and research.
UUK and sector partners call for reform of the student visa system
18 July 2019
The government is being challenged to back-up its commitment to boosting international student numbers with reform to the new student visa route.
