Written questions

India: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 28922 · Tabled 5 Feb 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

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 of reports of freedom of religion or belief violations in India.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 14 Feb 2025

The UK Government condemns any instances of discrimination because of religion or belief, regardless of the country or faith involved. Concerns about the rights and opportunities of some religious minorities in India are widely reported, and our High Comm...