A question on #Estonia #OrthodoxChurch tabled by Lord Jackson of Peterborough on 18-06-2025 has been answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington.

Heading: Estonia: Orthodox Church
Question ID: 1814230
UIN: HL8583
House: Lords
Date tabled: 2025-06-18
Asking Member ID: 1551
Asking Member display name: Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Asking Member handle:
Asking Member Twitter reference: Lord Jackson of Peterborough
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Estonia regarding the potential implications of?amendments to the Churches and Congregations Act passed by the Parliament of Estonia for the religious freedom, minority
Is named day: false
Date of holding answer:
Date answered: 2025-07-01
Date answer corrected:
Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 3972
Answering Member display name: Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Answering Member handle: JennyChapman
Answering Member Twitter reference: @JennyChapman
Correcting Member ID:
Correcting Member display name:
Correcting Member handle:
Correcting Member Twitter reference:
Answer text: The UK Government has seen no evidence that suggests the Estonian Government is seeking to limit the practice of religious freedom. Instead, the revised wording of the proposed legal amendment aims to prevent hostile influence from reaching congregation m...
Original answer text:
Comparable answer text:
Answering body ID: 208
Answering body name: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tweeted: true