Question follow-through · 75256

Universities: Taiwan

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on foreign diplomatic pressure to (a) alter and (b) remove references to Taiwan in (i) academic and (ii) institutional communications.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Sept 2025
Target answer date
9 Sept 2025
Answer
16 Sept 2025 · 12 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Sept 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent discussions she has had with universities on foreign diplomatic pressure to (a) alter and (b) remove references to Taiwan in (i) academic and (ii) institutional communications.

  2. 9 Sept 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 16 Sept 2025

    Answer published

    The department engages regularly with representatives from the higher education sector on a range of international issues, working to support universities to maximise the opportunities of international collaboration whilst managing related risks. However,...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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