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Department for Culture, Media and Sport: Freedom of Expression

Commons · Question 39130 · Tabled 18 Mar 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record

Answered 26 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Louie French

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, pursuant to the Answer of 10 March 2025 to Question 34945 on Freedom of Expression, if she will make an assessment of the compatibility of the Youth Parliament’s statement in its

Answer

Answered by Alex Norris, 26 Mar 2025

The Government is clear that everyone has a fundamental right to freedom of speech. People are expected to express their views concerning respectfully including exercising the appropriate restraints within the confines of the law when providing criticism....