Question follow-through · 4007

Religious Freedom

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that religious minorities, including the Baha’i community, are protected from persecution in Iran and elsewhere.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

About this written question

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
21 May 2026
Target answer date
1 Jun 2026
Answer
1 Jun 2026 · 11 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 21 May 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that religious minorities, including the Baha’i community, are protected from persecution in Iran and elsewhere.

  2. 1 Jun 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 1 Jun 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 19 May to Question 611.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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