Question follow-through · 7781

Nigeria: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterparts on (a) violence by non-state actors and (b) freedom of religion for minority communities.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

About this written question

A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.

Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 8 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 10 Oct 2024
Answer: 16 Oct 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

8 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Nigerian counterparts on (a) violence by non-state actors and (b) freedom of religion for minority communities.
10 Oct 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
16 Oct 2024
Answer published
The UK continues to champion freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all in Nigeria, and beyond. No one should live in fear because of what they do, or do not believe in. We work to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other mu...

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

Later records

Possible follow-up questions

Strong links require the same MP, department and exact heading. Other same-department questions are shown as unreviewed candidates, not as confirmed follow-ups. No debate link is asserted unless a stable source relationship exists.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Georgia: Human Rights

14 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Georgian counterpart on human rights in that country.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Azerbaijan: Corruption

15 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he is taking steps with his Azerbaijani counterpart to help tackle corruption by politicians in that country.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Transcaucasus: Human Rights

15 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the adequacy of (a) human rights conditions and (b) respect for international law in the South Caucasus.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Tibet: Human Rights

15 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is taking steps to help tackle (a) forced disappearances, (b) the prolonged detentions of monks and nuns and (c) other suppression of (i) freedom of re

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Malaria: Disease Control

22 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Global Fund, (b) Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance and (c) other multilateral organisations to eliminate malaria.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Malaria: Disease Control

22 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the rollout of new medicines developed in the UK to tackle malaria.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Malaria: Disease Control

23 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support (a) the Global Fund and (b) other multilateral organisations to eliminate TB.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Tuberculosis: Disease Control

23 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to promote the World Health Organisation's BPaLM/BPaL regimen to treat multidrug resistant TB.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Development Aid: HIV/AIDS

24 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department takes to help ensure continuity of support for delivery of community-led HIV response during (a) conflict and (b) climate disasters.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

China: Religious Freedom

28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the right to freedom of religion or belief.

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Brazil: Religious Freedom

28 Oct 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help protect the religious freedom of adherents of African-influenced religions in Rio de Janeiro; and what discussions he has had with

Unreviewed candidateSame MP and department; topic relationship is unreviewed

Ukraine: Military Aid

5 Nov 2024 · To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what plans he has for the provision of support to Ukraine.