A question on #Vietnam #ReligiousFreedom tabled by Ruth Jones on 08-07-2025 has been answered by Catherine West.

Heading: Vietnam: Religious Freedom
Question ID: 1820673
UIN: 65854
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-07-08
Asking Member ID: 4716
Asking Member display name: Ruth Jones
Asking Member handle: RuthJonesLabour
Asking Member Twitter reference: @RuthJonesLabour
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what initiatives his Department is funding to (a) monitor and (b) support the (i) registration and (ii) legal recognition of religious communities in Vietnam.
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Date answered: 2025-07-14
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4523
Answering Member display name: Catherine West
Answering Member handle: catherinewest1
Answering Member Twitter reference: @catherinewest1
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Answer text: The UK Government is committed to promoting freedom of religion or belief (FoRB) globally, including in Vietnam. During Vietnam's 2024 Universal Periodic Review at the UN Human Rights Council, the UK put forward recommendations urging Vietnam to take step...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true