Commonwealth Summit: Faith Leaders

Lord Hughes of Woodside Excerpts

Monday 15th January 2018 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Uddin (Non-Afl)]

My Lords—

[Lord Hughes of Woodside (Lab)]

My Lords—

[Noble Lords]

Cross Bench!

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[Lord Hughes of Woodside]

Has the Minister had meetings with the British Humanist Association and other non-religious groups?

[Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon]

The importance of freedom of religion and belief is a priority for this Government. As the Minister responsible I am meeting with all groups, including people of no faith and the humanist society, to ensure that the agenda at the Commonwealth summit and the programme for the UK’s two-year chairmanship of the Commonwealth reflect those priorities.