Letter of 17 April 2009 from the Committee
Staff to Professor J S Brooks, Vice-Chancellor of Manchester Metropolitan
University
Thank you for your letter dated 3 April to Mr
Willis, the Chairman of the Committee.
Mr Willis has asked me to reply.
You state in the final paragraphs of your letter
that, if the Committee considers that there is a "risk of
being in contempt of the House", you are "willing to
reconvene the [Academic] Board to reconsider this issue"
and you seek the Chairman's view on the "appropriateness
and efficacy of this course of action".
Until the Committee has considered the matter
again it is not possible for the Chairman to offer such advice;
but if you and your advisers conclude that a contempt may have
taken place, even if inadvertently, a possible reversal of the
Board's decision would no doubt be an important factor for the
Committee to take into account.
Please let me know what you intend to do as
soon as possible. This matter will be on the agenda of the private
part of the Committee meeting scheduled to take place on 6 May.
Once the Committee has considered the matter, I shall write to
you. Your attendance on 6 May is not required.
April 2009
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