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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2023-06-27more like thismore than 2023-06-27
answering body
Ministry of Justice remove filter
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Freedom of Expression: Gender more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask His Majesty's Government whether they intend to clarify whether freedom of speech in the UK includes the right to criticise ideas around gender identity. more like this
tabling member printed
Lord Pearson of Rannoch remove filter
uin HL8840 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2023-07-07more like thismore than 2023-07-07
answer text <p>Freedom of expression has been interpreted in case law, for example on Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights and under the common law. The concept of freedom of speech is also described for specific purposes in legislation such as the Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023. The fundamental right to freedom of speech is widely understood and protected by the courts. The Government has no plans to outline the specific content of freedom of speech on an issue-by-issue basis.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Bellamy more like this
question first answered
remove maximum value filtermore like thisremove minimum value filter
answering member
4941
label Biography information for Lord Bellamy more like this
tabling member
3153
label Biography information for Lord Pearson of Rannoch more like this