Question follow-through · 87733

Universities: Freedom of Expression

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to uphold free speech in universities.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
4 Nov 2025
Target answer date
11 Nov 2025
Answer
17 Nov 2025 · 13 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Nov 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to uphold free speech in universities.

  2. 11 Nov 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 17 Nov 2025

    Answer published

    Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom in universities. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, confi...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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