Higher Education In London
EDM number 1870 in 2005-06, proposed by Jim Dowd on 21/03/2006.
That this House believes that London enjoys a first class higher education sector which generates four per cent. of London's gross domestic product and is well placed to be the knowledge capital of the world; notes that London attracts 65,000 international students from over 200 countries who study and live in the capital; further notes that London provides first class education for over 350,000 students, producing over 66,000 highly qualified employees each year; recognises that these employees generate as much as £11.7 billion during their working lives; further notes that higher education institutions in London employ 58,000 staff and that each of these jobs generates another elsewhere in the UK economy; acknowledges the role played by London's higher education institutions in helping to secure London's 2012 Olympic bid; welcomes the work undertaken by organisations such as London Higher in promoting higher education in London; and calls on hon. Members to support London Higher and London's higher education institutions in their work for the capital and England.
This motion has been signed by a total of 15 MPs.
MP | Date | Constituency | Party | Type |
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Jim Dowd | 21/03/2006 | Lewisham West | Labour | Proposed |
Bob Spink | 22/03/2006 | Castle Point | Conservative | Seconded |
Rudi Vis | 22/03/2006 | Finchley and Golders Green | Labour | Seconded |
Harry Cohen | 22/03/2006 | Leyton and Wanstead | Labour | Seconded |
Keith Vaz | 22/03/2006 | Leicester East | Labour | Seconded |
Stephen Williams | 22/03/2006 | Bristol West | Liberal Democrat | Seconded |
Alan Simpson | 23/03/2006 | Nottingham South | Labour | Signed |
Derek Conway | 23/03/2006 | Old Bexley & Sidcup | Conservative | Signed |
Lynne Jones | 27/03/2006 | Birmingham, Selly Oak | Labour | Signed |
Ann Cryer | 27/03/2006 | Keighley | Labour | Signed |
Ian Gibson | 27/03/2006 | Norwich North | Labour | Signed |
John Leech | 27/03/2006 | Manchester, Withington | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Paul Flynn | 29/03/2006 | Newport West | Labour | Signed |
John Hemming | 20/04/2006 | Birmingham, Yardley | Liberal Democrat | Signed |
Alasdair McDonnell | 24/04/2006 | Belfast South | Social Democratic and Labour Party | Signed |
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