Written questions

Egypt: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 111803 · Tabled 9 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that a Christian researcher in Egypt has been sentenced under blasphemy laws, including

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 23 Feb 2026

The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and we continue to regularly raise rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities where appropriate.