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EDM number 520 in 1995-96, proposed by Ieuan Wyn Jones on 26/02/1996.

That this House notes that universities face a serious cut in their unit funding this year; further notes that one of the consequences of the budget will be a 1.7 per cent. cut in the amount of money available to spend on each student and that by next year 1997-98, Government support per student in the United Kingdom will have dropped by a staggering 69 per cent. over the last seven years; notes that the University of Wales at Bangor, for example, faces cuts in capital funding of over 33 per cent. over the next three years, which will restrict Bangor's ability to improve its facilities and may adversely affect the quality of teaching and research; declares that the private funding scheme proposed by the Government to replace public funds is irrelevant in rural areas and that any money raised through the scheme would have to be repaid; and calls for universities to receive secure finances to maintain their vital work for the community.

This motion has been signed by a total of 25 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ieuan Wyn Jones26/02/1996Ynys MProposed
Elfyn Llwyd26/02/1996Meirionnydd Nant ConwySigned
Dafydd Wigley26/02/1996CaernarfonSigned
Lynne Jones27/02/1996Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Harry Barnes27/02/1996North East DerbyshireSigned
Robert Parry28/02/1996Liverpool, RiversideSigned
Eddie Loyden28/02/1996Liverpool, GarstonSigned
Alan Meale28/02/1996MansfieldSigned
Bill Michie28/02/1996Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Eric Clarke28/02/1996MidlothianSigned
Jean Corston28/02/1996Bristol EastSigned
Norman Godman28/02/1996Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Ken Livingstone01/03/1996Brent EastSigned
Neil Gerrard01/03/1996WalthamstowSigned
Margaret Ewing01/03/1996MoraySigned
Kevin Hughes04/03/1996Doncaster NorthSigned
Audrey Wise04/03/1996PrestonSigned
Martyn Jones05/03/1996Clwyd South WestSigned
Rhodri Morgan05/03/1996Cardiff WestSigned
Jack Thompson06/03/1996WansbeckSigned
Rachel Squire11/03/1996Dunfermline WestSigned
Terry Lewis11/03/1996WorsleySigned
Alan Simpson14/03/1996Nottingham SouthSigned
Tommy Graham19/03/1996Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
John Gunnell27/03/1996Leeds South and MorleySigned

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