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It follows a petition signed by over 330,000 people which calls for universities to reimburse all students of this year’s fees due to strikes and COVID-19.\nRead more about both sessions: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146332/petitions-committee-investigate-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-students-and-on-maternity-leave/\nThe evidence sessions, which will be led by Petitions Committee Chair Catherine McKinnell MP, will explore the overarching issues raised by these petitions and will help the Committee better understand these issues and inform their constructive scrutiny of the Government on behalf of petitioners.\nThe evidence session will start around 15:30 on Thursday 7 May, and can be watched live on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TOFPLeE7dqQ\nWhat is the Petitions Committee?\nThe Petitions Committee is a cross-party group of MPs that considers e-petitions submitted on Parliament’s petitions website and public (paper) petitions presented to the House of Commons. It is independent of the Government.\nYou can get updates on their work by following the Committee on Twitter\n@HoCpetitions or on their\nwebsite: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/\nThis is a ‘select committee’. Find out how Select Committees work:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_2RDuDs44c\nFind out more about how petitions work:\nhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGEOraE08Jk&feature=youtu.be\n","created_at":"2020-05-06T16:18:10.048Z","updated_at":"2020-05-06T16:18:10.048Z"},{"subject":"Petitions Committee holds formal evidence session on impact of Covid-19 on students and universities","body":"We emailed people who had signed this petition by 30 April to ask you to share your experiences.\nThank you to everyone who took part in this survey - we have received over 27,000 responses and counting.\nYour responses informed the questions the Petitions Committee put to petitioners and representatives of students, lecturers and universities in a formal evidence session last Thursday 7 May.\nWatch Catherine McKinnell MP, Chair of the Committee, express her thanks to everyone who completed the survey: https://youtu.be/6UYHW6GaMSQ\nThe session was really useful in helping the Committee better understand the impact of the pandemic on students and universities, and will inform the next steps in the Committee's ongoing inquiry into the Government's response to coronavirus.\nWatch the full session on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TOFPLeE7dqQ&t=71m50s\nFind out more about the session, read a summary of what petitioners told us of their experiences, and a transcript of the session here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146332/petitions-committee-investigate-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-students-and-on-maternity-leave/\nWe’ll email you again to let you know about any more action the Committee takes.\nWho are we?\nWe are the House of Commons Petitions Committee. We are a cross-party group of MPs that looks at e-petitions submitted on petition.parliament.uk. We are independent from Government. You can find out more about us and our work on our website: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/\nYou can follow the Petitions Committee on Twitter: @HoCpetitions.\nFurther information\nYou can read impartial House of Commons Library information about coronavirus here: https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/coronavirus/\nYou can find out more about coronavirus and how you can protect yourself and others here:\nwww.gov.uk/coronavirus (http://www.gov.uk/coronavirus)\nhttps://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/\nThe Government has also created an online service to help you out what you can do if you’re struggling because of coronavirus: https://www.gov.uk/find-coronavirus-support\nYou can read NHS tips to help if you are worried about coronavirus here: https://www.nhs.uk/oneyou/every-mind-matters/coronavirus-covid-19-anxiety-tips\n","created_at":"2020-05-13T16:17:35.797Z","updated_at":"2020-05-13T16:17:35.797Z"},{"subject":"Petitions Committee to question Universities Minister on the impact of Coronavirus on 11 June","body":"The Petitions Committee will later this week virtually question Minister for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, as the impact of the coronavirus pandemic continues to be felt across the higher education sector.\nWatch the session live here from 15:30 on Thursday 11 June: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5859f062-7772-40c3-83c5-055ae87df55d\nChair of the Petitions Committee, Catherine McKinnell MP, will lead the session, which will include questions on some of the vital issues being raised by students through petitions as the coronavirus crisis continues to frustrate and wreak havoc with the higher education system across the UK.\nThis latest evidence session comes as unprecedented numbers continue to engage with Parliament and the Petitions Committee on this issue – with tens of thousands of people sharing their views and concerns through social media, including more than 28,000 respondents to a survey on the issue.\nIn an evidence hearing organised by the Petitions Committee last month, Sophie Quinn, a student and the author of the initial petition, told Members how students felt “angry” and “frustrated” as Coronavirus prevented them from getting the education they had paid for. The University of Liverpool student told the Committee \"this whole year has been disrupted by strikes and the coronavirus,” before adding that students feel “completely ignored” over the issue.\nRead Sophie’s petition here: https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/302855\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146769/petitions-committee-to-question-universities-minister-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-university-students/\n","created_at":"2020-06-08T16:56:51.155Z","updated_at":"2020-06-08T16:56:51.155Z"},{"subject":"Watch the Petitions Committee question Universities Minister on the impact of coronavirus on YouTube","body":"At 3.30pm tomorrow, Thursday 11 June,the Petitions Committee will question Minister for Universities, Michelle Donelan MP, about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on universities and students. \nWatch the session live:\nYouTube: https://youtu.be/jIxlS5yuzHE \nParliamentlive.TV: https://parliamentlive.tv/Event/Index/5859f062-7772-40c3-83c5-055ae87df55d\nFind out more: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146769/petitions-committee-to-question-universities-minister-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-university-students/ \n","created_at":"2020-06-10T15:40:16.579Z","updated_at":"2020-06-10T15:40:16.579Z"},{"subject":"Update on Petitions Committee’s work on students, universities and covid-19","body":"Last week, the Petitions Committee heard oral evidence from the Universities Minister, Michelle Donelan MP, about the effect of coronavirus on students.\nYou can watch the session here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jIxlS5yuzHE&feature=youtu.be\nFind out more here: https://committees.parliament.uk/committee/326/petitions-committee/news/146769/petitions-committee-to-question-universities-minister-on-the-impact-of-coronavirus-on-university-students/\nDuring the session, the Committee pressed the Minister for answers to some of the vital issues raised by students through petitions, as the coronavirus pandemic wreaks havoc with the UK's higher education system.\nNext steps\nThe Committee will now produce a report, bringing together everything you have shared with us on Facebook and through online surveys, as well as the formal evidence it has received.\nThe Committee will report its findings and make recommendations to the Government, who will then need to respond and decide whether and how to act on them. You will receive another update as soon as the release date for the report is confirmed.\nIn the meantime, you can contact your local MP to encourage them to put pressure on the Government on your behalf. Find their contact details here: https://members.parliament.uk/FindYourMP\nOnce again, the Committee would like to thank everyone who has shared their experiences. This information has been vital in informing the work of the Committee so far, and will inform our recommendations to the Government.\n","created_at":"2020-06-17T17:58:27.128Z","updated_at":"2020-06-17T17:58:27.128Z"},{"subject":"Report: The impact of COVID-19 on university students","body":"We have today – Monday 13 July - published our report on the impact of Covid-19 on students and university. This report is a result of our inquiry into this petition, among others.\nThe report sets out the evidence we have heard from students, university staff, and Government Ministers, and recommends a number of actions we feel the Government needs to take to address the impact of COVID-19 on students and universities.\nIn the report, the Committee recognises the huge disruption that Covid-19 has had on students’ education, and calls for the Government to take a number of actions, including:\n- provide guidance on how students can claim refunds or repeat parts of their courses\n- establish an easier system for students who believe they haven’t received the education to which they are entitled to seek a refund\n- provide financial support for students who may wish to extend their education; and\n- consider providing emergency funding to universities, to support them in refunding eligible students\nRead the full report from 00:01 on Monday: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5801/cmselect/cmpetitions/527/52702.htm\n","created_at":"2020-07-12T13:30:10.012Z","updated_at":"2020-07-12T13:30:10.012Z"},{"subject":"Petitions Committee agrees not to debate petition calling for closure of universities","body":"The Petitions Committee (the group of MPs that looks at petitions submitted on petition.parliament.uk) would normally debate petitions that secure more than 100,000 signatures.\nHowever, Petition debates normally take place in Westminster Hall, the second Chamber of the House of Commons, and these debates were cancelled in March because of Covid-19. This means that the Petitions Committee has been unable to schedule debates on petitions over 100,000 signatures in the usual way.\nFollowing the publication of this petition, while universities were not required to close most universities did move course activity online. Universities are now making arrangements for how they will operate in the next academic year, and the Government has produced guidance on the reopening of higher education buildings and campuses.\nYou can read the Government's guidance on reopening higher education buildings and campuses here: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses/higher-education-reopening-buildings-and-campuses\nThe Petitions Committee investigated the impact of Covid-19 on university students, and published a report on this which included discussion of decisions about how universities operate during the outbreak. You can read the Committee's report here: https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/1810/documents/17711/default/\nBecause it has not been possible to debate this petition to date, and the issues raised by this petition have been considered by the Committee in other ways, the Committee has agreed not schedule this petition for debate.\nThe Petitions Committee has been questioning the Government about its response to the coronavirus outbreak in a number of ways, and you can find out more about this work here: https://committees.parliament.uk/work/192/the-governments-response-to-coronavirus/\n","created_at":"2020-07-29T10:55:18.732Z","updated_at":"2020-07-29T10:55:18.732Z"}]}}}