Question follow-through · 9792
Universities: China
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.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 17 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 21 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 28 Oct 2024 · 11 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023 · 8 Nov 2024
- Department for Education: Women · 25 Feb 2026
- Higher Education: Anti-Muslim Hostility · 17 Mar 2026
Shared topic keywords suggest a connection; they do not establish a follow-up.
Recorded timeline
17 Oct 2024
Question tabled
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.
21 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
28 Oct 2024
Answer published
The UK welcomes international partnerships and students, including from China, who make a very positive impact on the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, our economy and society as a whole. However, the government will always protect its national security ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.
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
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].
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.