Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 118450

Universities: Iran

Tabled: 5 March 2026

Answered: 31 March 2026

Named Day

Question

Jack Rankin

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what recent assessment she has made of the effectiveness of universities at fulfilling their Prevent duty obligations, in the context of levels of support for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Answer

Josh MacAlister

The situation in the Middle East is deeply troubling, and the escalating violence highlights the importance of universities’ Prevent duty responsibilities to safeguard students from radicalisation.To comply with the Prevent duty, universities must have ef...

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