Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14917

Central Asia: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 1 July 2026

Answered: 7 July 2026

Question

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

Chris Elmore

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...

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