Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 16148
Jimmy Lai
Tabled: 26 November 2024
Answered: 3 December 2024
Question
Jim Shannon
Democratic Unionist Party — Strangford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai from solitary confinement.
Answer
Catherine WestBritish national Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the UK Government, and we are closely monitoring his trial. The Foreign Secretary has been consistent in raising Jimmy Lai's case with counterparts in the Chinese Government, including during his meeting...
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