Written questions

North Korea: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 114767 · Tabled 23 Feb 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 28 January 2025 to Question 24853 on North Korea: Christianity, what assessment she has made of the steps taken by Government of the Democratic Peop

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 5 Mar 2026

The UK remains deeply concerned by the ongoing reports of severe persecution in North Korea for those adopting or practicing religion. We welcomed North Korea's participation in the UN Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review's fourth cycle (in Nove...