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Business question from Jim Shannon (Democratic Unionist Party) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 9 July 2026. It occurred during Business statement on Business of the House.


Business of the House

Will the Leader of the House ask the Foreign Secretary what recent assessment she has made of the case of Uyghur Muslim Rahile Dawut, a folklorist and academic imprisoned in China solely for her faith and cultural identity, and what steps His Majesty’s Government have taken to secure her immediate release and to uphold freedom of religion or belief across the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s foreign policy commitments?


Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
789 c496 
Session
2026-27
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Detainees China Religious freedom Uyghurs Dawut, Rahile
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk