Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Government of the Philippines on the expulsion of church and faith leaders from that country.

The Government is firmly committed to freedom of religion or belief, and promoting respect and tolerance. We have regular discussions with the Philippines on a broad range of issues, including security, human rights and prosperity, but the expulsion of faith leaders is not a topic we have specifically discussed.

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