Question follow-through · 29399

Blasphemy

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing blasphemy laws in England and Wales.

withdrawnHome Office

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Answering body
Home Office
Tabled
5 Feb 2025
Target answer date
10 Feb 2025
Answer
No published answer in this record

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Recorded timeline

  1. 5 Feb 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of reintroducing blasphemy laws in England and Wales.

  2. 10 Feb 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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