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Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of pausing the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on income from China for UK universities as part

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Oct 2024
Target answer date
9 Oct 2024
Answer
10 Oct 2024 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Oct 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether she had discussions with relevant stakeholders on the potential impact of pausing the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 on income from China for UK universities as part

  2. 9 Oct 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 10 Oct 2024

    Answer published

    Departmental officials and my noble Friend, the Minister for Skills have engaged with a wide range of stakeholders on the future of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. This includes representatives of higher education providers and academic...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

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Universities: China

17 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help counter the influence of the Chinese state in British universities.

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Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

17 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, if she will meet the senior Jewish academics who wrote to her on 11 August 2024 on the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

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Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023

8 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what legal costs have been incurred by her Department for the appeal by the Freedom of Speech Union against her decision to pause the implementation of the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 as of 1

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Department for Education: Women

25 Feb 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether (a) her Department and (b) the arms length bodies sponsored by her Department are compliant with the Supreme Court ruling in the case of For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025].

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Higher Education: Anti-Muslim Hostility

17 Mar 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the Government's definition of anti-Muslim hostility with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.