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date	16/05/2024
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	Mubarak Bala
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government whether they have made recent representations to the government of Nigeria in relation to (1) the ongoing detention of Mubarak Bala, President of the Nigerian Humanist Association; and (2) securing his unconditional and immediate release.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL4760
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/05/2024 answer text <p>The UK Government is aware that the Court of Appeal in Kano has reduced the sentence of Mubarak Bala, from 24 years to five. The UK Government continues to raise Mr Bala's case with the Nigerian authorities. In August 2023, the British High Commissioner handed over a letter from Fiona Bruce MP, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy on Freedom of Religion or Belief, on Mubarak Bala's case, to the Kano State Governor, and in January 2024, FCDO officials raised the case again with the Deputy Kano State governor. In the UK, officials remain in communication with Humanists UK and received an update on Mr Bala's case from them on 16 May. The right of individuals to express opinions, including expressing their non-belief, is essential to a free and open society. Dialogue on human rights, including Freedom of Religion or Belief, will remain an important part of the UK's partnership with Nigeria.</p> answering member printed Lord Benyon question first answered 24/05/2024 09:53:35 answering member 1547 label Biography information for Lord Benyon
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker

1716678

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date	08/05/2024
answering body	Department for Education
answering dept id	60
answering dept short name	Education
answering dept sort name	Education
hansard heading	Faith Schools: Admissions
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the findings from their consultation on lifting the cap on faith-based admissions in religious free schools; and the possible socio-economic impacts of lifting the cap.
tabling member printed	Baroness Whitaker
uin	HL4494
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/05/2024 answer text <p>The consultation was launched on 1 May 2024 and will run for seven weeks, closing on 20 June 2024.</p><p> </p><p>The department will then carefully consider all responses to the consultation and use them to inform the department’s recommendations for better meeting the policy objectives of faith schools.</p><p> </p><p>The government’s response will be published on the GOV.UK website within 12 weeks following closure of the consultation.</p><p><strong><br> </strong></p> answering member printed Baroness Barran question first answered 20/05/2024 15:24:28 answering member 4703 label Biography information for Baroness Barran
tabling member	2510 label Biography information for Baroness Whitaker