Question follow-through · 86983
Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the protection of freedom of religion or belief in countries identified as priority areas as part of her Department’s freedom of religion
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 30 Oct 2025
- Target answer date
- 3 Nov 2025
- Answer
- 6 Nov 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
30 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to support the protection of freedom of religion or belief in countries identified as priority areas as part of her Department’s freedom of religion
3 Nov 2025
Target answer date
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6 Nov 2025
Answer published
The UK champions Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) for all, both in sub-Saharan Africa and across the world. On 8 July, the UK's Special Envoy for Religious Freedom, David Smith MP, set out the Government's new strategy on FoRB, providing a framework f...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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