Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 6:20 pm on 28 June 2022.
Thank you for taking the intervention, Minister. Last week, I intervened about the provisions regarding higher education institutions and the provisions that could force amalgamations of those institutions with the provisions that are contained in the Bill. Could you give an assurance that only in exceptional circumstances that those provisions would be enacted by the Minister, and that it is a case that these higher education institutions we have here in Wales are independent bodies and should continue to enjoy that independence, and that provisions in this Bill are not a Trojan horse to force amalgamations of the university sector?