| Heading: |
Egypt: Religious Orders |
| Question ID: |
1809077 |
| UIN: |
HL8074 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-06-03 |
| Asking Member ID: |
4345 |
| Asking Member display name: |
The Lord Bishop of Southwark
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| Asking Member handle: |
BishopSouthwark
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
@BishopSouthwark
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Egypt concerning the ruling of the Ismailia Court of Appeal on 27 May on the world’s oldest continuous Christian monastery at St Catherine, Sinai, regarding the ownershi |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-06-17 |
| Date answer corrected: |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
4222 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Lord Collins of Highbury
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| Answering Member handle: |
Lord_Collins
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@Lord_Collins
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| Answer text: |
The UK Government recognises St Catherine's Monastery's historical and religious importance and tracks this long-standing land ownership dispute. Our Embassy in Cairo participated in discussions with the Egyptian government on this issue on Friday 30 May.... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |