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Palestinians: Academic Freedom

Asked by Patricia FergusonLabourHome OfficeTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 70102

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether Palestinian academics with offers of (a) positions and (b) study placements at universities in the UK can be issued with visas to allow them to travel to the UK.

Answered by Seema Malhotra

I refer my Hon Friend to the statement to the House made by the Home Secretary on 1 September.

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