Question follow-through · 121923
China: Christianity
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to raise cases of detained Christian religious leaders with Chinese authorities.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 18 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2026 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
18 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps her Department has taken to raise cases of detained Christian religious leaders with Chinese authorities.
23 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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26 Mar 2026
Answer published
The UK stands firm on human rights in China and we are concerned by recent reports of Christians being detained in China. We continue to monitor the situation closely and the Prime Minister raised human rights with President Xi when they met in January. T...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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