Question follow-through · 70102
Palestinians: Academic Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Palestinian academics with offers of (a) positions and (b) study placements at universities in the UK can be issued with visas to allow them to travel to the UK.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 22 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 1 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 5 Sept 2025 · 45 calendar days after tabling
Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.
Recorded timeline
22 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Palestinian academics with offers of (a) positions and (b) study placements at universities in the UK can be issued with visas to allow them to travel to the UK.
1 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
5 Sept 2025
Answer published
I refer my Hon Friend to the statement to the House made by the Home Secretary on 1 September.
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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