International Higher Education and Research Bill [HL]

Key Points

• - Adds an international element to UK higher education and research to encourage global collaboration.
• - Seeks to increase course choice and opportunities for delivery and partnerships with international providers.
• - Creates a legislative framework to support international activity in higher education and research, with related provisions.
• - Currently at the first reading in the Lords; will progress to further readings and committee stages.
• - Past votes on the related Higher Education and Research Bill show Labour and other opposition groups generally in favour, while the Conservative Party largely opposed, with some cross-party positions.

Progress

The bill is at the first reading in the Lords. If it progresses, it will move to the Second Reading in the Lords and then through the usual committee and report stages before going to the House of Commons for consideration.

Voting

In related proceedings, Labour and other non-Conservative parties generally supported the bill, while the Conservative Party opposed; there were mixed positions among other parties on amendments.