Gareth Bacon

Gareth Bacon

Conservative — Orpington

Speaking in the House of Commons on 19 January 2026

Debate

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Contribution

A year ago the Secretary of State dropped the statutory free speech complaints scheme from the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. According to a letter published in The Sunday Times from 370 academics, including three Nobel prize winners, this has totally negated the whole point of the Act, thus imperilling freedom of speech on university campuses. When is the Secretary of State going to do something to correct this mistake?

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