Universities: Financial Sustainability - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords am 3:03 pm ar 21 Mai 2024.

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Photo of Viscount Hanworth Viscount Hanworth Llafur 3:03, 21 Mai 2024

The Minister is doubtless aware that the pension fund of university lecturers is mainly invested in Thames Water. Traditionally, the munificence of the university pension scheme was regarded as a compensation for penurious academic salaries. Is the Minister aware of how difficult it will now be to attract people of talent into the profession, given the collapse of the pension scheme?