Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 122790

Vietnam: Political Prisoners and Religious Freedom

Tabled: 23 March 2026
Answered: 30 March 2026

Question

Ruth Jones

LabourNewport West and Islwyn

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to the Government of Vietnam regarding the release of political prisoners requiring medical care; and what steps she is taking to promote fr

Answer

Seema Malhotra
Vietnam is a focus country in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's Freedom of Religion and Belief Strategy, launched in July 2025, and we raise the issue on a regular basis with the Government of Vietnam. We also regularly raise concerns abo...

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