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Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on promotion of freedom of religion or belief in the financial year 2024/25.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 12 Mar 2025
Target answer date: 14 Mar 2025
Answer: 20 Mar 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

12 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much his Department spent on promotion of freedom of religion or belief in the financial year 2024/25.
14 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
20 Mar 2025
Answer published
The UK remains strongly committed to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all abroad. It is our firm opinion that no one should live in fear because of what they do or do not believe in. We are championing the right to FoRB and promoting tolerance and...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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