Oral Question·Cabinet Office
“What progress his Department has made in recent discussions with EU representatives on unresolved matters in the operation of the Northern Ireland Protocol.”
Tabled: 1 July 2021Answered: 8 July 2021
Asked by
Claire Hanna
Social Democratic & Labour Party — Belfast South and Mid Down
Answering Minister
the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office
Answer from Hansard
The Secretary of State for Education (Bridget Phillipson)
It was a Labour Government who first enshrined freedom of expression in law, and Labour is to this day committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom. That is why we are pressing ahead with a robust, rigorous and workable Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023, and taking common-sense decisions in the national interest.