Egypt: Christianity
2026-06-02 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · HL621 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Chapman of Darlington on 2 June, whether she will now answer the question put, namely what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt on the use of blasphemy provisions
Answer
As I said in the response (HL16168) to which I referred in my answer of 2 June (HL199), we regularly discuss with the Egyptian government our concerns around freedom of religion or belief, including for Christian converts and Coptic Christians, and we wil...