Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, with reference to recommendation 21(c) of the Bishop of Truro’s Independent Review of FCO Support for Persecuted Christians, published in 2019, what progress he has made on implementing that recommendation; and what further steps he plans to take to implement that recommendation.

The Government has committed to implementing in full the recommendations in the Bishop of Truro's review, and work continues to implement them in a way that will bring real improvement to the lives of those persecuted due to their faith or belief. Of the 22 recommendations we have fully delivered ten, made good progress on a further eight, and are confident that all 22 will be delivered by the time of the independent review in 2022. On recommendation 21, the then Foreign Secretary wrote to Ministerial counterparts to ask them to take note of the Review's recommendations. The contents of paragraphs 21a-21f will inform planning for any discussion in a future Cabinet meeting.