Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office written question – answered at on 31 October 2025.
Lord Dodds of Duncairn
DUP
To ask His Majesty's Government what recent discussions they have had with the government of Algeria about the use of (1) anti-proselytism, and (2) blasphemy, Laws to target Christian communities; and what steps they are taking to promote religious freedom in that country.
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
Minister of State (Development)
I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided on 28th July to Question HL9457.
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Laws are the rules by which a country is governed. Britain has a long history of law making and the laws of this country can be divided into three types:- 1) Statute Laws are the laws that have been made by Parliament. 2) Case Law is law that has been established from cases tried in the courts - the laws arise from test cases. The result of the test case creates a precedent on which future cases are judged. 3) Common Law is a part of English Law, which has not come from Parliament. It consists of rules of law which have developed from customs or judgements made in courts over hundreds of years. For example until 1861 Parliament had never passed a law saying that murder was an offence. From the earliest times courts had judged that murder was a crime so there was no need to make a law.
