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I think that we have come to the end of the road with the petition, but a letter to the petitioner to say that we have expressed her concerns to the Government would still be in order.
Our understanding from the submission that you have seen is that on 26 March the senate expressed deep concern about the impact of the proposed cut of £140 million over 18 months and that subsequently, the no confidence vote was taken because the senate’s concerns had not been addressed by the university executive.
Of the tax changes that he proposes, I commend the exploration tax credit, which the minister rightly said had a dramatic effect in Norway when it was introduced in 2005.