Parliamentary briefings and submissions

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23 February 2023 Skills and economy

23 February 2023 Skills and economy

Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill - Second Reading

This parliamentary briefing provides background and summary of the Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Bill and areas for clarification for Second Reading.
13 May 2026 Parliamentary briefings and submissions

13 May 2026 Parliamentary briefings and submissions

King’s Speech briefing 2026

This briefing provides background on the King’s Speech, the relevant measures for the higher education sector, and the wider political and policy context.
19 November 2025 International staff and students

19 November 2025 International staff and students

International Student Levy briefing

This briefing provides background on the proposed International Student Levy, the sector’s position and wider arguments.
21 September 2023 Students

21 September 2023 Students

Impact of the increases in the cost-of-living on further and higher education students

This briefing provides an overview of the impact of cost of living on students, the measures that universities have taken to support students, and key recommendations to government. You can read the briefing here.
21 October 2024 Skills and economy

21 October 2024 Skills and economy

IfATE (Transfer of Functions etc) Bill briefing, October 2024

Universities UK briefing circulated to interested Peers ahead of its second reading in the House of Lords.
8 February 2024 Teaching, learning and quality

8 February 2024 Teaching, learning and quality

House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee: UK regulators

UUK's written evidence submitted to the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee inquiry into UK regulators.
10 September 2024 Funding, finance and operations

10 September 2024 Funding, finance and operations

House of Lords debate briefing: The current challenges of higher education funding, September 2024

Universities UK briefing circulated to peers speaking in the House of Lords debate on "The current challenges of higher education funding" on Thursday 12th September.
10 June 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

10 June 2022 Teaching, learning and quality

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – third reading

This parliamentary briefing provides a short summary of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, as well as those areas where we feel further clarification and assurances are required.
26 January 2023 Freedom of speech

26 January 2023 Freedom of speech

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – Statutory Tort

This briefing presents Universities UK’s concerns around the statutory tort provision of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, ahead of its remaining parliamentary stages. It also outlines assurances we are seeking to the guidance that is being produced by the Office for Students (OfS), in relation to the Bill.
6 July 2021 Freedom of Speech

6 July 2021 Freedom of Speech

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – second reading

A parliamentary briefing on the Freedom of Speech Bill's second reading.
23 June 2022 Freedom of speech

23 June 2022 Freedom of speech

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – Lords Second Reading

This parliamentary briefing provides a short summary of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, as well as those areas where we feel further clarification and assurances are required.
7 December 2022 Freedom of speech

7 December 2022 Freedom of speech

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill – Lords Report Stage

This parliamentary briefing provides a short summary of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill, as well as those areas where we feel further clarification and assurances are required at the Bill's Lords Report Stage.

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