Legislative Consent Memorandum - Higher Education and Research Bill

The Committee considered the Higher Education and Research Bill LCM at its meeting on 28 September 2016.

Read the Meeting Papers and Official Report 

The Committee agreed at its meeting on 28 September to write to a number of organisations seeking views on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Higher Education and Research Bill.

Submissions 

We received the following submissions in relation to the LCM:

• National Union of Students Scotland (235KB pdf)
• Scottish Funding Council (260KB pdf)
• The Royal Society of Edinburgh (273KB pdf)
• University and College Union Scotland (109KB pdf)
• Universities Scotland (420KB pdf)

Based on these responses the Committee agreed to invite the National Union of Students Scotland, University and College Union Scotland, Universities Scotland and The Royal Society of Edinburgh to attend an evidence session with a particular focus on the research elements of the LCM. The Committee also agreed to raise issues with the LCM with the Scottish Funding Council during its pre-budget scrutiny on 16 November. Follow up submissions from The Royal Society of Edinburgh, Scottish Funding Council and Universities Scotland have been received that mainly focus, as requested, on implications on research. The Scottish Government has also provided a response to the Committee’s request for perspective on submissions received on the LCM (see 'Correspondence').

Follow up submissions

• The Royal Society of Edinburgh (2MB pdf)
• Scottish Funding Council (233KB pdf)
• Universities Scotland (212KB pdf)

Evidence

The Committee took evidence on the LCM at its meeting on 16 November 2016.

• Read the Meeting Papers and Official Report

Report

The Committee published its report on the LCM on 5 December 2016.

• Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Higher Education and Research Bill (LCM (S5)4)

Correspondence

• Letter to the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science to update on Committee's consideration of the LCM (26KB pdf)
• Letter from the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science in response to the Committee's request for perspective on submissions received - 11 November 2016 (1.4MB pdf)
• Letter from the Minister for Further Education, Higher Education and Science enclosing a letter from the UK Government - 15 November 2016 (812KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener to Lord Fowler, Speaker of the House of Lords, on Committee scrutiny of the Higher Education and Research Bill - 1 December 2016 (271KB pdf)
• Letter from the Convener to Rt Hon Amber Rudd MP, Home Secretary, on Committee scrutiny of the Higher Education and Research Bill - 1 December 2016 (161KB pdf)
• Letter from the Minister for of State for Immigration in response to the Committee's request for a perspective on International Students- 13 February 2017 (658KB pdf)