Question follow-through · 121478

Higher Education: Anti-Muslim Hostility

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the Government's definition of anti-Muslim hostility with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
17 Mar 2026
Target answer date
24 Mar 2026
Answer
24 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 17 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the compatibility of the Government's definition of anti-Muslim hostility with the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023.

  2. 24 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 24 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    As with the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s working definition of antisemitism, which the government adopted in 2016, a clear definition of anti-Muslim hostility is an important step towards combatting the unacceptable hostility that Muslim...

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