Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 77079
China: Religious Freedom
Tabled: 15 September 2025
Answered: 14 October 2025
Named DayQuestion
Brendan O'Hara
Scottish National Party — Argyll, Bute and South Lochaber
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what discussions she has had with her Chinese counterpart on (a) Christian churches in that country and (b) the arrest of (i) priests and (ii) laypersons from that community;
Answer
Seema MalhotraThe Government champions freedom of religion or belief for all abroad, and we continue to engage with Chinese counterparts on the restriction of those freedoms, including the arbitrary arrest of Christians for practicing their faith.