Question follow-through · 4423
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision to stop implementation of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Act 2023, whether she received representations that informed that decision (a) on the potential impact of that Act on
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 5 Sept 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Sept 2024
- Answer
- 19 Sept 2024 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
5 Sept 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, with reference to the decision to stop implementation of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Act 2023, whether she received representations that informed that decision (a) on the potential impact of that Act on
12 Sept 2024
Target answer date
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19 Sept 2024
Answer published
The decision to pause the implementation of the Higher Education (Free Speech) Act 2023 took account of views from across the higher education (HE) sector, including universities and academics, who felt that the Act is disproportionate, burdensome and dam...
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Grammar Schools
8 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will make it her policy not to amend the (a) status of existing grammar schools and (b) right of local areas to operate academic selection.