UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2862
Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Act 2023
[As Introduced]
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This Act requires UK universities to protect and promote freedom of speech on campus. It stops universities from easily banning speakers or punishing people for their views, and creates a new role to investigate complaints when free speech is restricted.
Presented by Gavin Williamson
supported by Nadhim Zahawi and Earl Howe.
supported by Nadhim Zahawi and Earl Howe.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber
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The people's count19 votes
100% Aye · 190% No · 0
MPs' vote583 MPs
37% Ayes · 21663% Noes · 367
The democratic gap
63% , a wide gap
Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading12 May 2021
- 2nd reading12 Jul 2021
- Committee stage7 Sept 2021
- 1st reading11 May 2022
- 2nd reading11 May 2022
- Report stage13 Jun 2022
- 3rd reading13 Jun 2022
Lords
- 1st reading14 Jun 2022
- 2nd reading28 Jun 2022
- Committee stage31 Oct 2022
- Report stage7 Dec 2022
- 3rd reading13 Dec 2022
Royal Assent11 May 2023