“If she will make a statement on her departmental responsibilities.”
Asked by
Sir Ashley Fox
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Education
Answer from Hansard
Bridget Phillipson
Yes, we intend to do that shortly. To be clear, universities should be places of open discussion, where academics can operate freely and everyone is exposed to views that they may sometimes find challenging and with which they may disagree. We have commenced many of the provisions within the Act that are upholding and safeguarding free speech and academic freedom in our universities.