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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 the Higher Education Green Paper, immigration, freedom of speech, teacher training and devo​lution.

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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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”.
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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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Parliamentary briefing: Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill – Committee Stage

Briefing
12 December 2014
Parliament and government Universities and counter terrorism
Universities UK’s briefing for MPs for the Committee Stage of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill.
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Parliamentary briefing: Immigration Bill - Lords’ Second Reading

Briefing
10 February 2014
Immigration Parliament and government
Universities UK is concerned about provisions in the Immigration Bill.
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Blogs

Higher education policy priorities for the new prime minister

31 July 2019
UUK's Karmjit Kaur on how new Prime Minister Boris Johnson can can help maximise the role of universities for both his domestic and global ambitions.

The Augar review must be judged on Britain’s best interests

5 March 2019
Universities UK Chief Executive Alistair Jarvis sets out five tests by which the Augar review should be judged.

News

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.

Research and innovation key to plans for UK prosperity

27 June 2019
UUK has linked with business, charities and researchers to appeal to Conservative leadership hopefuls
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