Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 7046

Universities: Freedom of Expression

Tabled: 4 October 2024

Answered: 14 October 2024

Question

Bradley Thomas

Conservative — Bromsgrove

To ask the Secretary for Education, what steps she is taking to help protect free speech on university campuses.

Answer

Janet Daby

This government fully supports freedom of speech and academic freedom. Higher education (HE) must be a space for robust discussion and intellectual rigour. This is enshrined within the existing legislation, whereby universities have a legal obligation to ...

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