Written questions

Central Asia: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 14917 · Tabled 1 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 7 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Christine Jardine

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to ensure that Freedom of Religion and Belief is integrated into UK aid programmes that promote gender equality, the rights of disabled people and as

Answer

Answered by Chris Elmore, 7 Jul 2026

The UK recognises that women and girls from religious or belief minority communities can suffer disproportionally because of both their gender and faith- as addressed, for example, in the answer provided on 24 June in response to Question 9814 on the trea...