Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 15379

Springer Nature: China

Tabled: 20 November 2024
Answered: 6 December 2024

Question

Gregory Stafford

ConservativeFarnham and Bordon

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what assessment she has made of the implications for her policies of reports that Springer Nature has restricted access to academic articles in China on (a) human rights, (b) democracy and (c) other politically

Answer

Janet Daby
This government is absolutely committed to, and will continue to protect, academic freedom.The department recognises the concerns of overseas interference in the academic sector and regularly works with colleagues from across government, the Office for St...

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