Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government further to the remarks of Baroness Warsi on 19 November (HL Deb, GC 402), on what evidence they base their conclusion that the persecution of Christians is mostly the work of extremists who do not follow any faith. [HL3881]
Answer
As I set out in my speech at Georgetown University last month the perpetrators of persecution range from states to militant groups, and even to a person’s own family. We do not hold statistics on the perpetrators but we are clear that the jihadists, whom you referred to in the debate on 19 November, in carrying out these attacks are not being faithful to the teachings of any faith.