Written question asked by James Naish (Labour) on Wednesday, 17 June 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 22 June 2026. It was answered by Angela Eagle (Labour) on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.

Counter-terrorism: Universities

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether the Government plans to publish a national counter-extremism strategy that includes a dedicated focus on radicalisation in higher education settings.

Answer: As announced in the Protecting What Matters publication on 9 March 2026, the government will publish an annual ‘State of Extremism’ report which will arm frontline, public sector workers, including those in the education sector, with the information they need to identify and confront extremism in the UK. This will include information on what extremism looks like today in the UK – groups, narratives and ideologies, including Islamist and Extreme Right – as well as the action this government is taking to disrupt these extremist threats. The first iteration of this will be published by the end of 2026.

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