Written questions

Freedom of Expression

Commons · Question 81303 · Tabled 13 Oct 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record

Answered 30 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what steps she is taking to help uphold the right to free speech.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 30 Oct 2025

DCMS has responsibility for protecting media freedom, which is protected under the Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which sets out the right to freedom of expression. An integral part of DCMS's work to support media freedom is workin...