Question follow-through · 11395
Nigeria: Religious Freedom
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the Nigerian authorities to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute those responsible for violence against (i) Christian women and
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 19 Jun 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 26 Jun 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 Jun 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to encourage the Nigerian authorities to (a) investigate and (b) prosecute those responsible for violence against (i) Christian women and
23 Jun 2026
Target answer date
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26 Jun 2026
Answer published
Since my statement to the House on 27 November 2025 (HWCS1105), we have continued to raise the importance of Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with the Nigerian authorities on a regular basis, as well as the security situation for women and girls at ri...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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