Written questions

Switzerland: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 22074 · Tabled 6 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 9 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential implications for his policies on freedom of religion or belief of the imposition of legal restrictions on the Burqa in public s

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 9 Jan 2025

The UK continues to champion freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all. We are working to uphold the right to FoRB through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora and in our important bilateral work. These are ultimately matters for the ...