Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 69316 · Tabled 21 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Wendy Morton
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what guidance his Department has issued to (a) diplomats and (b) heads of mission on promoting freedom of religion or belief overseas.
Answer
Answered by Stephen Doughty, 1 Sep 2025
In June 2025, Lord Collins, the Minister for Africa, wrote to all Heads of Mission to underline the importance of embedding our human rights priorities - including Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) - into every aspect of our work. On 8 July 2025, the U...