Question follow-through · 13264
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
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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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 8 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 18 Nov 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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More questions by this MP on Education and skills
- Department for Education: Women · 25 Feb 2026
- Higher Education: Anti-Muslim Hostility · 17 Mar 2026
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Recorded timeline
8 Nov 2024
Question tabled
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
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
18 Nov 2024
Answer published
The requested information is not known while this claim is in process and it is not appropriate to comment on live legal proceedings.
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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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].
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.