Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 83419

India: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 20 October 2025
Answered: 27 October 2025
Named Day

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport 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 the (a) physical assault and (b) death threats of 20 Christians on 21 September following the i

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Any reports of physical assaults and death threats are concerning. We condemn all forms of violence and intimidation against individuals on the basis of their religion or belief. The UK is committed to defending freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) for al...

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