Extract from Urgent Question (Commons) on the Office for Students - Jan 8
Tuesday, 9 January 2018 07:04
Alan Brown (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (SNP):...It has been suggested
that Toby Young is on a yellow card, so will the Minister tell us
what constitutes a red card? Will this appointment process be
reviewed? What will the Government do to allay the concerns of
the National Education Union, of students and of the wider
general public? And when will the Government lead by example? The
Minister for Universities, Science, Research and Innovation (Joseph
Johnson): I refer the hon....Request free trial
(Kilmarnock and Loudoun)
(SNP):...It has been suggested that Toby Young is on a
yellow card, so will the Minister tell us what constitutes a red
card? Will this appointment process be reviewed? What will the
Government do to allay the concerns of the National Education Union, of students and of the
wider general public? And when will the Government lead by
example?
The Minister for Universities, Science, Research and
Innovation (Joseph Johnson): I refer the hon.
Gentleman to the Prime Minister’s remarks yesterday on “The Andrew
Marr Show.” The Prime Minister was absolutely explicit that she
expects no repetition of any of the remarks, comments or utterances
that have been the subject of considerable attention over the past
week. Any member of the board of the Office for Students who says
such things will no longer carry on in that position, and that will
be the position going forward...
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