To ask Her Majesty's Government what progress they are making in developing a database which tracks freedom of religion or belief violations and other data about religious or belief minorities.
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To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January (HL Deb, cols 130–2), what assessment they have made of the international response to the call of the governments of the United States, Norway, Canada and the ...
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they will encourage departments, including the Ministry of Defence and the Department for International Development, to make freedom of religion or belief literacy training available for their staff; and whether the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the legitimacy of the presidential election results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January (HL Deb, cols 130–2), what security co-operation currently exists between the UK and the government of Sudan.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January (HL Deb, cols 130–2), what assessment they have made of (1) continuing attacks on unarmed civilians in Sudan, (2) the regime’s recent use of live ammunition an...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January (HL Deb, cols 130–2), what assessment they have made of the consequences of violence in Sudan for bilateral relations between the UK and Sudan; and whether the...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January (HL Deb, cols 130–2), when they last discussed with the International Criminal Court the outstanding charges of genocide and crimes against humanity brought ag...
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 15 January (HL Deb, cols 130–2), what assessment they have made of reports that Russian mercenaries were filmed participating in protests in Sudan supporting the Khartoum...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of concerns raised by bishops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in response to the publication of provisional results for the recent presidential election.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the implications of the presidential election results in the Democratic Republic of the Congo for foreign policy and aid policies.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of whether the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) has a consistent policy on resettling asylum seekers who claim that atheism or religious beliefs will lead to...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report by Oxfam Vulnerable and Abandoned, published on 9 January, about the problems associated with the Greek reception system for asylum seekers and that system's protection of vulnerable peo...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Pakistan about the exclusion of Ahmadi Muslims from the right to vote in Pakistan’s elections.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their response to the report by Oxfam Vulnerable and Abandoned, published on 9 January, about (1) specialised shelters for minors, (2) special accommodation for single women, (3) access to medical services for pregn...
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Iraq in each year since 2003.
To ask Her Majesty's Government what financial assistance they have provided to Christian groups in Pakistan in each year since 2009.
To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in view of their status as British nationals, British national (overseas) passport holders from Hong Kong will be permitted to use ePassport gates in the UK when automated passenger clearance is extended to foreign...
To ask Her Majesty's Government how many of those who have claimed asylum after arriving in the UK by crossing the Channel are (1) Iranian Christians, and (2) from minorities other than Iranian Christians persecuted for their religious beliefs.
To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 20 December 2018 (HL12125), what recent assessment they have made of the standard of protection for freedom of religion or belief in Article 15 of Cuba’s draft co...