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India: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 77436 · Tabled 15 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 13 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Stafford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to raise concerns with the Indian authorities about the increasing use of controversial anti-apostasy laws to target (a) Christian and (b)

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 13 Oct 2025

The UK Government is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief globally, including in India. We are aware of concerns regarding the use of anti-conversion laws in India and their impact on religious minorities, particularly Christian and Muslim...