Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies on freedom of religion or belief of Kyrgyzstan’s new Religion Law and restrictions on unregistered religious activity and evangelism; if he has made representations to the Government of Kyrgyzstan on those restrictions; and whether his Department plans to have discussions with Aid to the Church in Need on full implementation of the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion under Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

I refer the Honourable Member to the answer given on 18 June 2026 to Question 10099. We have not discussed this specific situation with the Kyrgyz Government, but our Embassy in Bishkek continues to support respect for rights and freedoms in Kyrgyzstan and raises issues with the Government where appropriate.