A question on #Nigeria #ReligiousFreedomAndTerrorism tabled by Carla Lockhart on 13-05-2025 has been answered by Mr Hamish Falconer.

Heading: Nigeria: Religious Freedom and Terrorism
Question ID: 1802346
UIN: 51979
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-13
Asking Member ID: 4857
Asking Member display name: Carla Lockhart
Asking Member handle: carlalockhart
Asking Member Twitter reference: @carlalockhart
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs what steps he has taken as part of the UK-Nigeria Security and Defence Partnership (a) to help prevent the persecution of religious minorities and (b) to support progress in d
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Date answered: 2025-06-05
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Answering Member ID: 5148
Answering Member display name: Mr Hamish Falconer
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Answering Member Twitter reference: Mr Hamish Falconer
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Answer text: Nigeria is facing rising conflict and insecurity. This includes terrorist groups in the North East such as Boko Haram and Islamic State West Africa who target all those who do not subscribe to their extremist views. Through our UK-Nigeria Security and Def...
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Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
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