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927825

	registered interest
	date	20/06/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on the (a) right to freedom of religion and belief in China and (b) the effect of revised regulations on religious affairs in China on that right.
	tabling member constituency	Edmonton
	tabling member printed	Kate Osamor
	uin	155879
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/06/2018 answer text We remain concerned about reports of persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share one’s faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a fundamental human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and more resilient against violent extremism. The UK last raised these issues with China at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue in June 2017. answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 26/06/2018 14:58:02 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	4515 label Biography information for Kate Osamor

1312483

	registered interest
	date	27/04/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the right to freedom of religion or belief in China, in particular the freedom of Uighurs Muslims.
	tabling member printed	Baroness Goudie
	uin	HL15286
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/04/2021 answer text It has not proved possible to respond to this question in the time available before Prorogation. The Minister will write directly to the Member with a response shortly. answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 29/04/2021 13:35:28 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	3575 label Biography information for Baroness Goudie

860585

	registered interest
	date	12/03/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations his Department has to the Chinese authorities on the detention of (a) Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang, (b) Falun Gong practitioners, (c) Christian leaders, (d) other members of religious minorities and (e) people who defend the right to freedom of religion or belief in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Congleton
	tabling member printed	Fiona Bruce
	uin	131942
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/03/2018 answer text <p>​We remain concerned about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief in China. We issued an item IV statement at the 37th UN Human Rights Council on 14 March which reiterated our concerns about the situation in China. We also supported the EU item IV statement at the same session, which called on China to respect freedom of religion.</p><p>We raised our concerns about these issues directly with the Chinese authorities at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue which took place in Beijing on 27 June 2017.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/03/2018 15:23:52 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	3958 label Biography information for Fiona Bruce

890424

	registered interest
	date	24/04/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what (a) representations he received from and (b) discussions he held with the Chinese authorities on that country's white paper on freedom of religious belief.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	137485
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/04/2018 answer text <p>​We are aware that the Chinese authorities published a white paper on protecting freedom of religious belief on 3 April. A draft version of China's regulations on Religious Affairs has been available since September 2016, and we raised our concerns about these draft guidelines at the UK-China human rights dialogue held in Beijing on 27 June 2017.</p><p>We regularly raise our concerns about freedom of religious belief and the full range of human rights concerns with the Chinese Authorities. The Prime Minister raised human rights when she visited China earlier this year.</p><p>The UK regularly delivers item IV statements at the UN Human Rights Council referencing China. We also support EU statements, including the statement at the 37<sup>th</sup> Session of the UN Human Rights Council 14 March 2018, which called upon China to respect the right of freedom of religion.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 30/04/2018 14:32:49 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1248286

	registered interest
	date	03/11/2020
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his UN counterparts on freedom of religion or belief in China.
	tabling member constituency	Strangford
	tabling member printed	Jim Shannon
	uin	110830
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 11/11/2020 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We regularly discuss Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB) with our international partners and raise concerns through multilateral fora, including the UN. For example, on 6 October, the UK and 38 other countries joined a statement at the UN Third Committee in New York calling on China to respect human rights, particularly the rights of persons belonging to religious and ethnic minorities, especially in Xinjiang and Tibet. The Minister for Human Rights, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, has also discussed FoRB in China with the High Commissioner for Human Rights and the FoRB Special Envoy on a number of occasions, most recently in September.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 11/11/2020 17:28:34 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4131 label Biography information for Jim Shannon

1015412

	registered interest
	date	27/11/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent steps his Department has taken taken to promote (a) religious freedoms and (b) the ability to evangelise in China.
	tabling member constituency	Belfast North
	tabling member printed	Nigel Dodds
	uin	196114
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and more resilient against violent extremism.</p><p>We raise the full range of our human rights concerns with the Chinese authorities. We recently raised our concerns over restriction of freedom of religion or belief with the Chinese Government in our 27 June 2018 statement at the UN Human Rights Council and during China’s Universal Periodic Review (UPR) in November 2018.</p><p>We also highlighted our concerns in the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s (FCO) Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy. The report contains details of work the FCO has carried out during the past year to promote human rights, including freedom of religion or belief in China and globally.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 05/12/2018 12:00:07 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1388 label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn

1346291

	registered interest
	date	13/07/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on protecting the religious freedoms and freedom of belief of (a) Falun Gong practitioners, (b) Uyghur Muslims, (c) Christians and (d) all minority religious groups in China; and if he will make a statement.
	tabling member constituency	Enfield North
	tabling member printed	Feryal Clark
	uin	32539
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/07/2021 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. The Foreign Secretary has personally raised our serious concerns about the human rights situation in China with his Chinese counterpart, State Councillor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on a number of occasions, most recently on 27 May. Furthermore, on 22 June, a global UK diplomatic effort helped deliver the support of over 40 countries for a statement on the treatment of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council, calling on China to grant unfettered access to the region for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/07/2021 16:16:30 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4822 label Biography information for Feryal Clark

940051

	registered interest
	date	12/07/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to support the complaint recently filed by Alessandro Amicarelli to the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention against China for its use of arbitrary detention against unregistered religious believers.
	tabling member printed	Lord Alton of Liverpool
	uin	HL9466
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/07/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. Her Majesty’s Government remains committed to promoting and defending the right to freedom of religion or belief for all individuals. <br> <br>The UK has a close working relationship with UN bodies and is committed to upholding the rule of law and rules-based international system. My officials continue to monitor the progress of the complaint filed by Alessandro Amicarelli and await the outcome.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 25/07/2018 11:51:59 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	738 label Biography information for Lord Alton of Liverpool

1305645

	registered interest
	date	24/03/2021
	answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept id	208
	answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effect of the social credit system in China on freedom of religion or belief in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Wakefield
	tabling member printed	Imran Ahmad Khan
	uin	175018
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/04/2021 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practise, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. Alongside partners, we have expressed concerns to China's authorities that elements of its social credit system may infringe on the freedom of expression as set out in China's constitution and international instruments. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and more resilient against violent extremism.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 14/04/2021 15:40:08 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
	tabling member	4841 label Biography information for Imran Ahmad Khan

971653

	registered interest
	date	11/09/2018
	answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept id	16
	answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
	hansard heading	China: Religious Freedom
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Chinese Government on reports that the freedom and rights of religious citizens are being restricted.
	tabling member constituency	East Londonderry
	tabling member printed	Mr Gregory Campbell
	uin	173537
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/09/2018 answer text <p>We remain deeply concerned about the persecution of Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Falun Gong practitioners and others on the grounds of their religion or belief in China. The freedom to practice, change or share ones faith or belief without discrimination or violent opposition is a human right that all people should enjoy. We believe that societies which aim to guarantee freedom of religion or belief are more stable, prosperous and more resilient against violent extremism.</p><p> </p><p>We regularly raise these concerns with the Chinese Government. I raised the situation in Xinjiang, where amongst other things we have serious concerns about restrictions on freedom of religion or belief, during my visit to China in late July. The Foreign Secretary also raised our concerns about Xinjiang during his visit to China on 30 July.</p><p> </p><p>More broadly, we raised restrictions on freedom of religion or belief with the Chinese authorities at the UK/China Human Rights Dialogue which took place in Beijing in June 2017, and in our statement at the UN Human Rights Council on 27 June 2018.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 19/09/2018 13:18:06 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
	tabling member	1409 label Biography information for Mr Gregory Campbell