Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 111803
Egypt: Religious Freedom
Tabled: 9 February 2026
Answered: 23 February 2026
Named DayQuestion
Ruth Jones
Labour — Newport West and Islwyn
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential implications for her policies of reports that a Christian researcher in Egypt has been sentenced under blasphemy laws, including
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerThe UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for all, and we continue to regularly raise rights concerns with the Egyptian authorities where appropriate.