Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 14620

Malaysia: Religious Freedom

Tabled: 18 November 2024
Answered: 26 November 2024

Question

Jim Shannon

Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Malaysian counterpart on reports of persecution of (a) Shia and (b) Ahmadiyya Muslims in that country.

Answer

Catherine West
The Foreign Secretary has not had discussions with his counterpart on reports of persecution of Shia and Ahmadiyya Muslims in Malaysia.However, the UK is committed to promoting and defending Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). The UK High Commission in ...
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