Written questions

Ukraine: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 53455 · Tabled 20 May 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 2 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made representations to his counterpart in Ukraine on religious freedom, in the context of the ban on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church under law 3894.

Answer

Answered by Stephen Doughty, 2 Jun 2025

We are deeply disturbed by the impact of Russia's illegal war on Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) in Ukraine. In contrast, Ukraine's democracy is well known for its commitment to religious pluralism. The UK fully supports the intention behind Law 3894...