Vol. 773 Monday No. 16 27 June 2016 PARLIAMENTARYDEBATES (HANSARD) HOUSE OF LORDS OFFICIAL REPORT ORDEROFBUSINESS Death of a Former Member: Lord Mayhew of Twysden ................................................1349 Questions Universities: Anti-Semitism ..........................................................................................1349 Terrorism: Terminology................................................................................................1352 Air Quality ...................................................................................................................1354 Humanitarian Emergencies: Women’s Rights Organisations ........................................1356 Bus Services Bill [HL] Order of Consideration Motion .....................................................................................1359 Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Bill [HL] Second Reading.............................................................................................................1359 Investigatory Powers Bill Second Reading.............................................................................................................1359 Outcome of the EU Referendum Statement......................................................................................................................1379 Investigatory Powers Bill Second Reading (Continued)........................................................................................1401 Lords wishing to be supplied with these Daily Reports should give notice to this effect to the Printed Paper Office. 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Prayers—read by the Lord Bishop of Chelmsford. Lord Anderson of Swansea (Lab): My Lords, the president of the National Union of Students sets a Death of a Former Member: deplorable example. Is the Minister aware that in the Lord Mayhew of Twysden past few days a Jewish law student at the University of Announcement York has obtained £1,000 and an apology from the student union? Is it not wrong that an individual 2.38 pm student had to take up this case himself? Although I The Lord Speaker (Baroness D’Souza): My Lords, I do not know the position in the University of York, regret to inform the House of the death of the noble does she agree that it is often the weakness of vice- and learned Lord, Lord Mayhew of Twysden, on chancellors, who refuse to promote the ideas of toleration 25 June. On behalf of the House, I extend our and of universities as places of understanding, that is condolences to the noble and learned Lord’s family at the root of this problem? and friends. Baroness Evans of Bowes Park: I thank the noble Universities: Anti-Semitism Lord for that question. I am pleased, excepting what Question Zachary had to go through, that he got an apology and compensation, but I entirely agree that it is 2.39 pm unacceptable for students to have to face this. Incidents of anti-Semitism must be taken seriously and investigated Asked by Lord Leigh of Hurley swiftly.Many universities do that, but the new Universities To ask Her Majesty’s Government what steps UK task force, which I mentioned, is looking at what they are taking to counter anti-Semitism on university more can be done. It is considering a number of campuses in the United Kingdom. specific actions in relation to anti-Semitism: an improved need for data collection to ensure that incidents are Lord Leigh of Hurley (Con): My Lords, I beg leave recorded effectively; the importance of a complaints to ask the Question standing in my name on the Order procedure that protects the identity of students who Paper and, in doing so, draw your Lordships’ attention are fearful of coming forward; and, as mentioned, the to my interests in the register. need for better training to make sure that university staff understand the different forms that anti-Semitism Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (Con): There is no can take because it is not acceptable on university place in our society for bigotry, hatred or any form of campuses. racism, such as anti-Semitism. Higher education institutions are committed to challenging intolerance Lord Singh of Wimbledon (CB): My Lords, while on campus. They have a clear responsibility under the sympathising with members of the Jewish community Equality Act 2010 to provide a safe and inclusive who have been ill-treated, does the Minister agree that environment. Universities UK has established a task they are not alone in frequently being subjected to force to consider further measures to address harassment abuse and discriminatory behaviour in universities on campus, and it will report in the autumn. and elsewhere? It is the duty of the Government to ensure that all communities are equally protected against Lord Leigh of Hurley: I thank my noble friend for irrational hatred and abuse, particularly in today’s her helpful Answer. Will her department consider the unpredictable and difficult times. basis of the definition of anti-Semitism to be that proposed by Sir Eric Pickles and subsequently adopted Baroness Evans of Bowes Park: I agree with the by the UK College of Policing and the International noble Lord. Indeed, the Universities UK task force is Holocaust Remembrance Alliance? It specifies that looking at harassment on campus and, in particular, anti-Semitism manifests itself when double standards at what more can be done by the HE sector to prevent are applied to the state of Israel, requiring of it and respond to incidents of violence and sexual behaviour that is not expected or demanded of other harassment against women, hate crimes generally and democratic nations. Will the Minister assure us that it other forms of harassment, including anti-Semitism cannot be right that British Jewish students in universities and Islamophobia. This task force is looking at a should be intimidated by overaggressive anti-Israel broad array of issues to ensure that the HE sector activity on their campuses? ensures that students can live and learn safely in a spirit of tolerance and understanding. Baroness Evans of Bowes Park: My noble friend is right: the definition Eric Pickles used was the EUMC The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford: My Lords, in my working definition, which provides a valuable description diocese, a pro-Palestinian student body forced the of some of the ways contemporary anti-Semitism is University of Essex in 2013 to cancel a speech from manifested. He is also right that it has been included the Israeli deputy ambassador over concerns about his in operational guidance for the police since 2014. safety. While, of course, fully supporting what the Universities may well want to consider it. One of the Government are doing in this area, how can freedom 1351 Universities: Anti-Semitism [LORDS] Terrorism: Terminology 1352 [THE LORD BISHOP OF CHELMSFORD] Terrorism: Terminology of speech and extremism be more clearly distinguished Question so that we can take appropriate action against racism and anti-Semitism of all forms but also maintain 2.47 pm academic free speech? Asked by Lord Singh of Wimbledon Baroness Evans of Bowes Park: I completely agree Toask Her Majesty’sGovernment what assessment that freedom of speech and academic freedom are the they have made of whether action to combat the bedrock of our higher education system. We fully threat of terrorism could be helped by a clearer support universities that show strong leadership in use of language, for example by explaining the allowing controversial and sometimes offensive ideas actual meaning of words such as “extremism”, to be aired, but most importantly debated, to make “radicalisation” and “fundamentalism”. sure that universities are doing what they should be doing, which is robustly challenging theories and making TheParliamentaryUnder-Secretaryof State,Department sure that students