Over the last few weeks, MPs and members of the House of Lords have been asking BIS to supply more details on the timeframe for DSA draft regulations, consultations, and whether there is guidance available to the HE sector on duties to disabled students. These are laid out in full, below. On the 10th September, […]
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2nd July parliamentary debate on Disabled Student’s Allowances: transcript
The transcripts from Wednesday’s Westminster Hall debate (pictured) on cuts to Disabled Student’s Allowances are now available on the House of Commons website. The transcripts run across two separate webpages. The first part is available on the House of Commons hansard column 267WH-277WH: Transcript of Westminster debate on DSAs, part 1. The second part is available between column 277WH-295WH: Transcript of […]
Westminister Hall debate on DSAs, 2nd July
Changes to Disabled Students’ Allowances will be debated in the House of Commons in ‘Westminster Hall’ debate on Wednesday 2nd July from 2.30pm – 4.30pm. Debates in Westminster Hall give more time for individual MPs to raise issues of importance to them with a series of Private Members’ adjournment debates. Many MPs have expressed their concern about […]
Commons Library Standard Note: Changes to the Disabled Students’ Allowance (DSA)
On the 12 June 2014, the House of Commons Library issued a ‘Standard Note’ on changes to DSAs. This briefing document supplies an overview of ‘areas of concern and includes debate and comment on the proposals’ with a view to informing Members of Parliament in support of their parliamentary duties. Parliamentary Questions The Standard Note also reports parliamentary debate […]