Question follow-through · 13269
Universities: China
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) ensure that academic (i) funding and (ii) other resources are not used to support Chinese state surveillance and (b) protect universities from national security r
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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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Recorded timeline
8 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help (a) ensure that academic (i) funding and (ii) other resources are not used to support Chinese state surveillance and (b) protect universities from national security r
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
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18 Nov 2024
Answer published
The UK welcomes international partnerships and students, including those from China, who make a very positive impact on the UK’s higher education (HE) sector, economy and society as a whole. However, the UK will always protect its national security intere...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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