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Vietnam: Political Prisoners and Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 122790 · Tabled 23 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 30 Mar 2026

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Asked by Ruth Jones

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Vietnam regarding the release of political prisoners requiring medical care; and what steps she is taking to promote fr

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 30 Mar 2026

Vietnam is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Freedom of Religion and Belief Strategy, launched in July 2025, and we raise the issue on a regular basis with the Government of Vietnam. We also regularly raise concerns abo...