Question follow-through · 48062
Higher Education: Human Rights
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring universities to conduct human rights due diligence checks when offering security-related courses to organisations based in countries listed as a
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- Answering body
- Department for Education
- Tabled
- 24 Apr 2025
- Target answer date
- 29 Apr 2025
- Answer
- 29 Apr 2025 · 5 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
24 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the potential merits of requiring universities to conduct human rights due diligence checks when offering security-related courses to organisations based in countries listed as a
29 Apr 2025
Target answer date
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29 Apr 2025
Answer published
The UK is a leading advocate for human rights around the world, and we remain committed to the promotion of universal human rights. Universities attract international engagement from across the world, and this global reach plays an important part in promo...
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