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HL HL14403
Higher education: National security
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9 February 2026
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18 February 2026 · Answer
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Summary
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the comment of the universities Minister, Baroness Smith of Malvern, that UK education has become "a prime target for foreign states", whether they will publish the details of the threats posed by foreign states
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9 February 2026
Written question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the comment of the universities Minister, Baroness Smith of Malvern, that UK education has become "a prime target for foreign states", whether they will publish the details of the threats posed by foreign states
Source: Lords
18 February 2026
Answer
It is the long-standing policy of successive UK governments not to comment either on individual cases or operational intelligence.The world-class reputation of our universities makes them a prime target for foreign states and hostile actors, who seek to e...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-09/HL14403
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1879539
- uk · wq-1879539 · source updated 18 February 2026