Information about the meeting, which included a resolution concerning Parks College
A question made under Part 5 of Congregation Regulations 2 of 2002, a legislative proposal and a resolution concerning Parks College were published in Gazette No 5236, 21 March 2019. A notice of opposition to the legislative proposal was received, as well as a notice of amendment and a notice of opposition to the resolution.
A Congregation meeting took place on 7 May in the Sheldonian Theatre. The order of business and the full text of all items were published in Supplement (1) to Gazette No 5237, 1 May 2019. The transcript of the meeting appears in the Further Information section on the right hand side of this page.
At the meeting the legislative proposal was carried, the amendment to the resolution was rejected and the unamended resolution was carried.
MEETING ON 7 MAY
At the meeting, the results were as follows:
Legislative Proposal: Statute V: Colleges, Societies, and Permanent Private Halls
201 votes in favour; 130 votes against. The legislative proposal was accordingly carried.
Amendment to the resolution allocating space for Parks College
114 in favour; 153 votes against. The amendment to the resolution was accordingly rejected.
Resolution (as originally published) allocating space for Parks College
150 votes in favour; 67 votes against. The resolution was accordingly carried.
