Question follow-through · 10039
Egypt: Copts
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 21 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 23 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 31 Oct 2024 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
21 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of recent reports of violence against Coptic Christians in Egypt.
23 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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31 Oct 2024
Answer published
The UK will champion freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, including through the UN, G7, in multilateral fora and in bilateral relationships. No one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. The Egyptian Government has stat...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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