Written Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government·UIN 51020

Blasphemy

Tabled: 8 May 2025
Answered: 16 May 2025

Question

Rupert Lowe

Restore Britain — Great Yarmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, if she will ensure that blasphemy laws are not reintroduced.

Answer

Alex Norris
The government has been clear that there is no blasphemy law in England, and we will not introduce one. Everyone has a fundamental right to freedom of speech. All language adopted by government must be accurate and acknowledge British citizens’ unchanging...
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