The second unfortunate consequence of the marketisation of higher education in America, this retreat from the concept of public mission is a potential loss of universities as centres of basic learning.
Products, higher education products, are sold on the market, there is a kind of marketisation that has set in and you see it increasingly over the last 10 or 15 years.
Her party colleague, Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames, said the amendment responded to concerns that the new commissioning process may lead to the "marketisation of the NHS" to the detriment of patients' interests.
The clarification provided by obtaining full university status is particularly important in light of the recent marketisation of higher education and will prove invaluable as we look to strengthen our international links.