Question follow-through · 62669

Egypt: Baha'i Faith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of access to adequate burial rights for members of the Bahá'í community in Egypt; and whether he has raised this issue with his Egypti

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 25 Jun 2025
Target answer date: 30 Jun 2025
Answer: 2 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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25 Jun 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of access to adequate burial rights for members of the Bahá'í community in Egypt; and whether he has raised this issue with his Egypti
30 Jun 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
2 Jul 2025
Answer published
The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), for all. The Egyptian Government has stated its commitment to protecting the rights and freedom of worship as well as the protections enshrined in the Egyptian constitution. We continu...

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