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INDEPENDENCE OF CONSULTATION ON ADMISSIONS TO HIGHER EDUCATION

EDM (Early Day Motion) 1912: tabled on 12 November 2003

Tabled in the 2002-03 session.

This motion has been signed by 51 Members. It has not yet had any amendments submitted.

As this motion is using historical data, we may not have the record of the original ordering, in which case signatories are listed alphabetically.

Motion text

That this House notes the publication by Mr Steven Schwartz of a pamphlet entitled Reclaiming our Universities which advocates Labour Party policy on higher education in an openly partisan way; further notes that Mr Schwartz is presently conducting what is described as an independent review into admissions to higher education on behalf of the Secretary of State for Education and Skills; and believes that, whilst Mr Schwartz is otherwise free to express whatever views he wishes, he cannot advocate the policies of one political party in such a way and still claim to be independent for the purposes of carrying out a review into key issues relating to higher education.

The first 6 Members who have signed to support the motion are the sponsors. The primary sponsor is generally the person who tabled the motion and has responsibility for it. The date shown is when the Member signed the motion.

In addition to the sponsors, the following Members have signed to support the motion.

Djanogly, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Huntingdon
Evans, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 18 November 2003
Ribble Valley
Fabricant, Michael
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Lichfield
Flight, Mr Howard
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Arundel and South Downs
Flook, Mr Adrian
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Taunton
Francois, Mr Mark
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Rayleigh
Garnier, Mr Edward
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Harborough
Gillan, Mrs Cheryl
Conservative
Signed on 18 November 2003
Chesham and Amersham
Goodman, Mr Paul
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Wycombe
Gray, Mr James
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
North Wiltshire
Greenway, Mr John
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Ryedale
Hawkins, Mr Nick
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Surrey Heath
Heald, Mr Oliver
Conservative
Signed on 19 November 2003
North East Hertfordshire
Johnson, Mr Boris
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Henley
Key, Robert
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2003
Salisbury
Laing, Mrs Eleanor
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Epping Forest
Lewis, Dr Julian
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
New Forest East
Loughton, Tim
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2003
East Worthing and Shoreham
Luff, Peter
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Mid Worcestershire
May, Mrs Theresa
Conservative
Signed on 19 November 2003
Maidenhead
Mercer, Patrick
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Newark
Mitchell, Mr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Sutton Coldfield
Moss, Mr Malcolm
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
North East Cambridgeshire
Murrison, Dr Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Westbury
Norman, Mr Archie
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Tunbridge Wells
Ottaway, Richard
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Croydon South
Pickles, Mr Eric
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Brentwood and Ongar
Robertson, Hugh
Conservative
Signed on 19 November 2003
Faversham and Mid Kent
Robertson, Mr Laurence
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Tewkesbury
Roe, Mrs Marion
Conservative
Signed on 17 November 2003
Broxbourne
Rosindell, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2003
Romford
Ruffley, Mr David
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Bury St. Edmunds
Sayeed, Mr Jonathan
Conservative
Signed on 17 November 2003
Mid Bedfordshire
Selous, Andrew
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
South West Bedfordshire
Shephard, Mrs Gillian
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
South West Norfolk
Simmonds, Mark
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Boston and Skegness
Simpson, Mr Keith
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Mid Norfolk
Spelman, Mrs Caroline
Conservative
Signed on 17 November 2003
Meriden
Spink, Bob
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2003
Castle Point
Taylor, Sir Teddy
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Rochford and Southend East
Tredinnick, David
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Bosworth
Waterson, Mr Nigel
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2003
Eastbourne
Watkinson, Angela
Conservative
Signed on 12 November 2003
Upminster
Winterton, Sir Nicholas
Conservative
Signed on 13 November 2003
Macclesfield

These members had previously signed the motion, but have now withdrawn their support. The date shown is when the Member withdrew their signature from the motion.