Written Question·Home Office·UIN 227

Oppression: China

Tabled: 17 July 2024
Answered: 23 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Alicia Kearns

ConservativeRutland and Stamford

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps she is taking with Cabinet colleagues to help protect (a) Hong Kongers, (b) Uyghurs and (c) Chinese dissidents who are resident in the UK from transnational repression by the Chinese Commun

Answer

Dan Jarvis
The UK does not tolerate attempts by the authorities of Hong Kong or China, or any other country, to intimidate and silence individuals in the UK. We continually assess potential threats in the UK, and take protection of individuals’ rights, freedoms, and...

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