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<p>The discrimination faced by UK and foreign national lecturers in Italy is unacceptable
and illegal. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right
hon. Friend the Member for Richmond (Yorks) (Mr Hague) raised the ‘lettori' with the
then Italian Foreign Minister, Emma Bonino, on 25 October 2013. I met the then Italian
Europe Minister, Enzo Moavero Milanesi, on 19 November 2013, and stressed the importance
of progress. I also met the Chairman of the Association of Foreign Lecturers in Italy
(ALLSI), David Petrie, on 28 November 2013, and assured him of the Government's commitment
to keep up the pressure on the Italian authorities. I raised the issue with Italian
Deputy Foreign Minister, Marta Dassu, when I met her on 15 January. Most recently,
the Minister of State for Universities and Science, my right hon. Friend the Member
for Havant (Mr Willetts), has written to the new Italian Minister for Education, Research
and Universities, Stefania Giannini, and underlined the importance of finding a solution.</p>
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