Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the recognition of four religious groups by the government of Eritrea; and what recent discussions they have had with that government about that issue.

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided in the House of Commons on 6 August 2025 in response to Question 68341, which - for ease of reference - is reproduced below:

We consistently raise human rights with the Eritrean government, including religious freedoms. We advocate for the end of discriminatory detentions based on religion or belief, as we have stated at the UN Human Rights Council. We call for all those unjustly incarcerated to be released. The UK's Special Envoy for the Horn of Africa and the Red Sea raised human rights during her most recent visit to Eritrea in April 2025 and the UK supports the work of the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Eritrea, voting in favour of his mandate renewal in July 2025.