Question follow-through · 65237
Sudan: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic conditions his Department has attached to engaging with the transitional authorities in Sudan on freedom of religion or belief.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 7 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 14 calendar days after tabling
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Votes on this topic
- Opposition Day Motion: Defence spending and readiness - Prime Minister's Amendment · 23 Jun 2026
- Opposition day: Defence spending and readiness · 23 Jun 2026
- Armed Forces Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 · 22 Jun 2026
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Recorded timeline
7 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic conditions his Department has attached to engaging with the transitional authorities in Sudan on freedom of religion or belief.
9 Jul 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
21 Jul 2025
Answer published
We will continue to recognise the persecution of individuals on the basis of their religion or belief. On 8 July, the Minister for Africa co-hosted the launch of the UK Approach to Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with David Smith MP, UK Special Envoy...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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