LIVERPOOL UNIVERSITY AND DEPARTMENTAL CLOSURES

Early day motion 1013, tabled 9 March 2009 by Peter Kilfoyle (Labour). Signed by 53 members.

That this House deplores the intention of the University of Liverpool to close down three departments - Philosophy, Politics and Communications and Statistics without any meaningful consultation; supports the resistance of staff and students to the threatened closures; and calls on the University Senate to reject these short-sighted plans of the university's strategic management team.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 12, Conservative 1, Independent 1, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1.