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I wholeheartedly agree with my right hon. Friend that neither universities nor anybody else should be over-interpreting the Equality Act.

Amendment 29 seeks to expand the notion of who is a member of a higher education provider to include affiliated academics and other individu

Importantly, they will be covered by the overarching protections in relation to freedom of speech when they speak at other institutions.

Amendment 52 seeks to make clear that the duty of higher education providers to take reasonably practicable steps to secure freedom of speec

I have committed to the Committee today to consider this further as the Bill progresses through the House.

The right hon.

I really do want to get to amendment 31, but I will let the right hon. Gentleman in.

I am always only too happy to meet the hon.

Thank you, Sir Christopher. While I recognise the hon.

The amendments relate to the new aspect of the free speech duty that will require higher education providers to pay particular regard to the