Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 120995

Kwok Yin-sang

Tabled: 16 March 2026
Answered: 19 March 2026
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if she will consider implementing Magnitsky-style sanctions against the Hong Kong officials responsible for the sentencing of Kwok Yin-sang, father of exiled democracy activi

Answer

Seema Malhotra
We continue to keep the scope of our sanctions under close review, but it would not be appropriate to speculate on any future designations, since doing so could reduce their impact.