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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2019-02-27more like thismore than 2019-02-27
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
hansard heading Egypt: Christianity more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to promote religious tolerance and justice for Coptic Christians in Egypt. more like this
tabling member constituency Aberdeen South more like this
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Ross Thomson remove filter
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2019-03-08more like thismore than 2019-03-08
answer text <p>​We condemn the terrorist attacks targeting the Coptic community and continue to stand with Egypt against terrorism. We regularly raise our concerns over issues affecting Christians with the Egyptian Government and welcome President Sisi's consistent calls for peaceful coexistence. The Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Freedom of Religion or Belief, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, visited Cairo in November, where he reaffirmed our mutual commitment to freedom of religion or belief and held a roundtable with religious leaders at the Anglican Cathedral.</p> more like this
answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire more like this
answering member printed Alistair Burt more like this
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answering member
1201
label Biography information for Alistair Burt more like this
tabling member
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label Biography information for Ross Thomson more like this