Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 104686
Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission
Tabled: 12 January 2026
Answered: 19 January 2026
Question
Bob Blackman
Conservative — Harrow East
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make the approval of China’s new embassy conditional on the release of Jimmy Lai.
Answer
Seema MalhotraI refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 in response to Question 65869.