Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 126678

India: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 13 April 2026
Answered: 16 April 2026

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 state of freedom of religion or belief in India; and what discussions she has had with her

Answer

Seema Malhotra
We take the issues of freedom of religion and belief across the world very seriously. I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 9 March in response to Question 116730.