Oral QuestionMinistry of Defence

“What assessment he has made of the effectiveness of recent RAF missions in the (a) North Sea, (b) Baltic Sea and (c) Black Sea.”

Tabled: 22 October 2020Answered: 2 November 2020

Answering Minister

the Secretary of State for Defence

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.