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China: Falun Gong

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the policies of China on Falun Gong practitioners.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 2 Apr 2025
Target answer date: 7 Apr 2025
Answer: 9 Apr 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

2 Apr 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies of the policies of China on Falun Gong practitioners.
7 Apr 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
9 Apr 2025
Answer published
The environment for freedom of religion or belief in China is restrictive, which includes the persecution of Falun Gong practitioners. This Government stands firm on human rights, including the right to freedom of religion or belief. We raise our concerns...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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