Question follow-through · 2476

Christianity: Religious Freedom

To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps has the Church of England taken to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.

answeredChurch Commissioners

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Answering body
Church Commissioners
Tabled
18 May 2026
Target answer date
20 May 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 14 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 18 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the hon. Member for Battersea, representing the Church Commissioners, what recent steps has the Church of England taken to help support persecuted Christians in other countries.

  2. 20 May 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    The National Church Institutions of the Church of England are in regular contact with the Prime Minister’s Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion and Belief. Since the publication of the Truro Review in 2019, the Archbishops’ Council has worked closely wit...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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