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Academic Freedom

Commons · Question 57348 · Tabled 4 Jun 2025 · Department for Education · Official record

Answered 13 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Lee Anderson

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to defend the right to free speech on university campuses.

Answer

Answered by Janet Daby, 13 Jun 2025

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