Written Question·Treasury·UIN 121932

Sanctions: Hong Kong

Tabled: 18 March 2026
Answered: 27 March 2026

Question

James Naish

LabourRushcliffe

To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer, whether HM Treasury has held discussions with international partners on the use of sanctions in response to reported serious human rights abuses in Hong Kong prisons.

Answer

Lucy Rigby
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is responsible for overall policy and the development of sanctions measures, and the UK’s response to international human rights abuses. This includes sanctions under the UK’s Global Human Rights sanction...

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