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Educational Institutions: Freedom of Expression

Commons · Question 27677 · Tabled 30 Jan 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 12 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to support freedom of speech in (a) schools and (b) universities.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 12 Feb 2025

This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom in schools, universities and beyond. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, confirmed to Parliament on 15 January the government’s plans for the future ...