Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 62669

Egypt: Baha'i Faith

Tabled: 25 June 2025
Answered: 2 July 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made a recent assessment of access to adequate burial rights for members of the Bahá'í community in Egypt; and whether he has raised this issue with his Egypti

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), for all. The Egyptian Government has stated its commitment to protecting the rights and freedom of worship as well as the protections enshrined in the Egyptian constitution. We continu...

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