HC Deb 20 July 1984 vol 64 cc355-6W
Mr. Andrew F. Bennett

asked the Secretary of State for Education and Science what response he has made to letters he has received from postgraduate students complaining about the supervision or assessment of studies leading to doctoral degrees; and how many such letters he has received during each year he has been in office.

Mr. Brooke

Universities are self-governing institutions subject to the provisions of their charters or Acts of Parliament. If a complainant remains dissatisfied after the appeal processes within a university have been exhausted, he has recourse to the visitor. This is the advice that the Department has given to such complaints as have been received. Yearly figures for the numbers of such complaints are not available.

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