United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 113310
Higher Education: Freedom of Speech
Introduced
12 February 2026
Last action
1 April 2026 · Answer
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Answered
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Education
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1 April 2026
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many whistleblowing complaints relating to (a) free speech, (b) academic freedom and (c) political discrimination have been reported to her Department since 2020.
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12 February 2026
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how many whistleblowing complaints relating to (a) free speech, (b) academic freedom and (c) political discrimination have been reported to her Department since 2020.
Source: Commons
1 April 2026
Answer
This government is absolutely committed to freedom of speech and academic freedom. Under the Public Interest Disclosure Act 1998, the department is not the prescribed person for whistleblowing concerns in higher education (HE) and does not receive whistle...
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2026-02-12/113310
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1881579
- uk · wq-1881579 · source updated 1 April 2026