Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 74632

Universities: Freedom of Expression

Tabled: 3 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps she is taking to uphold free speech in universities.

Answer

Josh MacAlister
This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom in universities. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, confirmed to Parliament on 15 January the government’s plans for the future of the Higher Educat...
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