Written questions

Nigeria: Christianity

Commons · Question 24845 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 28 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to help de-escalate violence against Christians in Nigeria.

Answer

Answered by Anneliese Dodds, 28 Jan 2025

The UK Government is committed to uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB). We do this through our position at the UN, G7 and other multilateral fora as well as raising FoRB bilaterally with the Government of Nigeria and other influential ...