Persecuted Christians 2019 Report 2022-09-08
2022-09-08
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The Bishop of Truro's report from 2019 recommended support for persecuted Christians, and the Church is expected to implement these recommendations.
What steps is the Church taking to help implement the recommendations of the report by the Bishop of Truro on support for persecuted Christians published in 2019?
I thank my right hon. Friend for her sustained and long-term interest in freedom of religion and belief for Christians and people of all faiths around the world. At the Lambeth conference, the Bishop of Chelmsford, herself a Christian refugee from Iran, spoke about the need to challenge some of the darker elements of faith leaders who condone persecution.
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The answer did not address specific steps taken by the Church to implement the recommendations.
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An independent review assessed the implementation of the Bishop of Truro's report on supporting persecuted Christians, suggesting improvements for the faith envoy position.
In light of the conclusions of an independent review assessing the implementation of the Bishop of Truro's report, what improvements would the Church like to see in relation to the envoy for freedom of religion or belief? The recommendation is to establish a permanent post with resources and authority to engage across government.
I am grateful to my right hon. Friend for raising an extremely important point. Our hon. Friend the faith envoy, who is in the Chamber, does a fantastic job. I can assure my right hon. Friend that the Church remains completely committed to the full implementation of the Truro review, especially recommendation 6, which is to make the envoy a permanent position with “appropriate resources and authority” to work across Government.
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The answer did not provide specific improvements but acknowledged the Church's commitment to making the faith envoy a permanent role as per Truro review recommendation 6.
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A recent independent review highlighted the need for better engagement with stakeholders, including the Church, to embed FORB in FCDO work.
The recent independent review confirmed that more needs to be done before FORB becomes firmly embedded in FCDO work. One area highlighted is better stakeholder engagement, among which the Church is key. Would the Second Church Estates Commissioner join me for a meeting with an FCDO Minister?
I should be delighted, and I would like to bring our bishops who lead in this area and senior officials from Church House to that important meeting.
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