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...