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Fiftieth Anniversary Of The University Of Essex

EDM number 1 in 2014-15, proposed by Bob Russell on 04/06/2014.
Categorised under the topic of Higher education.

That this House congratulates the University of Essex on the fiftieth anniversary of the admission of its first students, in September 1964. at Wivenhoe Park, Colchester; notes with approval that its number of students has grown from 122 in its first year to the 11,000 from over 130 countries who are now studying at its three campuses in Colchester, Southend and Loughton; further congratulates it on being in the UK's top 10 for research, the leading university for social science research and joint second in the country for student satisfaction; welcomes its

This motion has been signed by a total of 9 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Bob Russell04/06/2014ColchesterLiberal DemocratProposed
Peter Bottomley04/06/2014Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
Jeremy Corbyn04/06/2014Islington NorthLabourSeconded
Robert Halfon09/06/2014HarlowConservativeSeconded
Mike Gapes09/06/2014Ilford SouthLabourSeconded
John Hemming09/06/2014Birmingham, YardleyLiberal DemocratSeconded
Martin Caton10/06/2014GowerLabourSigned
John McDonnell11/06/2014Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
David Amess12/06/2014Southend WestConservativeSigned

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