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Universities: Freedom of Expression

Asked by Lee AndersonReform UKDepartment for EducationTabled Answered 26 March 2026UIN 114288

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, whether her Department has had recent correspondence with universities on the enforcement of freedom of speech guidelines.

Answered by Josh MacAlister

The department has not had recent correspondence with universities on the enforcement of the free speech duties. This answer does not cover any correspondence which the Office for Students may have had with universities on enforcement of freedom of speech.

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