Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 87733

Universities: Freedom of Expression

Tabled: 4 November 2025

Answered: 17 November 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

Education is a devolved matter, and the response outlines the information for England only.This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom in universities. My right hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Education, confi...

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