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Springer Nature: China

Commons · Question 15379 · Tabled 20 Nov 2024 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 6 Dec 2024

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Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Springer Nature has restricted access to academic articles in China on (a) human rights, (b) democracy and (c) other politically

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 6 Dec 2024

This government is absolutely committed to, and will continue to protect, academic freedom.The department recognises the concerns of overseas interference in the academic sector and regularly works with colleagues from across government, the Office for St...