London Metropolitan University

EDM number 575 in 2008-09, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 26/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Higher education.

That this House notes with concern that London Metropolitan University is facing a reduction of £18 million in its teaching budget and a claw-back of £38 million in past funding as a result of inaccurate returns on student completion rates; further notes with deep concern that university managers have responded to this crisis by stating that they are seeking to cut at least 330 jobs and by failing to consult meaningfully with staff or unions about the crisis or the future of the university; considers that this scale of cuts throws the future viability of the university into doubt at a time when education and training are vital to the capital's economic health, as well as further undermining efforts to widen participation in London's higher education institutions; calls on the Government, through the Higher Education Funding Council for England, to fund London Metropolitan adequately; and urges the university management to emulate the conduct of other London higher education institutions facing funding cuts by reversing the current policy of cutting staffing and committing themselves to a thorough exploration of all potential non-staff savings through meaningful consultation with staff and campus unions.

This motion has been signed by a total of 45 MPs, 3 of these signatures have been withdrawn.