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China: Religious Freedom

Asked by Sir Iain Duncan SmithConservativeForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 26 May 2026UIN 1869

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of China’s Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress on freedom of religion and belief for (a) Tibetans, (b) Uyghurs, (c

Answered by Seema Malhotra

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided in the House of Lords on 17 March in response to Question HL15305.

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