Westminster Hall 11 March 2020 Mark Pritchard (The Wrekin) (Con) I beg to move, That this House has considered China’s policy on its Uighur population. I am grateful to the Speaker for allowing the House time to discuss this important and timely issue. Officially, according to the Chinese state, Uighurs have been resident in China…
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Mrs Heather Wheeler) I beg to move, That this House has considered the matter of the persecution of Christians. I am very grateful to all hon. Members who want to contribute to this debate today. The suffering of men, women and children persecuted for their faith…
“Today of all days, I want us to remember those Christians around the world who are facing persecution. For them, Christmas Day will be marked in private, in secret, perhaps even in a prison cell. As Prime Minister, that’s something I want to change. We stand with Christians everywhere, in solidarity, and will defend your right…
THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY MANIFESTO “We will seek to protect those persecuted for their faith and implement the Truro Review recommendations.” (p53) [The Truro Review recommendations in full] THE LABOUR PARTY “At home and abroad we will ensure all Foreign Office staff receive training on religious literacy. We will ensure British embassies and high commissions in…
According to the Parliamentary rules governing the election period, All-Party Parliamentary Groups must suspend all activity in the period between the Dissolution of Parliament (which takes place on 6 November 2019) and the Return of Parliament (Monday 16 December). While the House is dissolved, there are no Members of Parliament and therefore we can have…
The APPG for International Freedom of Religion or Belief have published their 2019 Commentary on the current state of Freedom of Religion or Belief. It is the second time this report has been provided, alongside other publicly available information, to support both Posts and country desks in the Foreign Office to assess actual and potential…
Debate on the Queen’s Speech House of Commons 14 October 2019 Rehman Chishti (Gillingham and Rainham) (Con) Defence is linked to foreign policy. Britain is respected around the world for the values it stands up for. One of them is freedom of religion or belief. It is not mentioned in the Queen’s Speech, but yesterday…
The UK All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief welcomes the appointment of Rehman Chishti MP as the Prime Minister’s new Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief. The APPG welcomes the decision to make the Special Envoy position a dedicated one, thereby increasing the number of people working on the…
Religious Minorities of Pakistan: Report of a Parliamentary visit 27 September 2018 – 3 October 2018 Authors: Professor Javaid Rehman, FRSA, FAcSS, Professor of Law, Brunel University, London Councillor Morris Johns, All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Pakistani Minorities Amro Hussain, All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Freedom of Religion or Belief Full report Intro and Executive…
A Foreign Office media release today announced that Rehman Chishti MP would succeed the current envoy, Lord Ahmad, to further the government’s work to promote the UK’s firm stance on religious freedom and tolerance abroad. The Prime Minister has today appointed Rehman Chishti MP as his new Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief….