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Future Of London Metropolitan University

EDM number 437 in 2009-10, proposed by Jeremy Corbyn on 10/12/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Higher education.

That this House notes the independent report by Sir David Melville CBE on the situation at London Metropolitan University (LMU) and agrees with his assessment that the level of clawback expected from the university is `off the scale'; further agrees that there was a fundamental failure of management and governance at the institution and a continual dismissal of known funding rules by those in charge which led to misreporting of student figures; further notes that because of the inaccurate reporting hundreds of jobs have been lost, more are at risk and educational opportunities for students, many of them non-traditional students, including some of the most disadvantaged in the capital, have been put at risk; and calls for those responsible for scrutiny and oversight at the institution to consider their positions at LMU, on Higher Education Funding Council for England to ensure that appropriate measures are taken to ensure a stable future for LMU under new leadership, with proper scrutiny, on the Government to secure that there are proper measures in place to safeguard public funds and the education of students at LMU and across the country and on all institutions to consider the points made by Sir David and to institute proper and thorough governance throughout the sector.

This motion has been signed by a total of 22 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jeremy Corbyn10/12/2009Islington NorthLabourProposed
Lee Scott14/12/2009Ilford NorthConservativeSeconded
Ann Cryer14/12/2009KeighleyLabourSeconded
Bob Spink14/12/2009Castle PointIndependentSeconded
Andrew Pelling14/12/2009Croydon CentralIndependentSeconded
Glenda Jackson15/12/2009Hampstead and HighgateLabourSeconded
Mike Hancock15/12/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Dai Davies15/12/2009Blaenau GwentIndependentSigned
Neil Gerrard15/12/2009WalthamstowLabourSigned
Andrew Dismore15/12/2009HendonLabourSigned
John McDonnell15/12/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Jones15/12/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Kelvin Hopkins15/12/2009Luton NorthLabourSigned
Frank Dobson16/12/2009Holborn and St PancrasLabourSigned
Mark Field16/12/2009Cities of London and WestminsterConservativeSigned
Diane Abbott16/12/2009Hackney North and Stoke NewingtonLabourSigned
Lynne Featherstone16/12/2009Hornsey and Wood GreenLiberal DemocratSigned
Alan Simpson07/01/2010Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
George Galloway12/01/2010Bethnal Green and BowRespectSigned
Emily Thornberry18/01/2010Islington South and FinsburyLabourSigned
Eric Illsley27/01/2010Barnsley CentralLabourSigned
Simon Hughes01/02/2010North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned

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