Question follow-through · 102707

Nigeria: Christianity

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in collaboration with the Government of Nigeria to address violence and discrimination affecting Christians in northern Nigeria.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 5 Jan 2026
Target answer date: 8 Jan 2026
Answer: 8 Jan 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

5 Jan 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government is taking in collaboration with the Government of Nigeria to address violence and discrimination affecting Christians in northern Nigeria.
8 Jan 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Jan 2026
Answer published
I refer the Hon Member to the written ministerial statement published on 27 November 2025 (HCWS1105).

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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