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Jimmy Lai

Asked by Euan StainbankLabourForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled Answered 27 February 2026UIN 112472

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations her Department has made to the Chinese authorities regarding the prosecution and imprisonment of British citizen Jimmy Lai under the National Secu

Answered by Seema Malhotra

I refer the Hon Member to the answers I provided in the Urgent Question debate on 9 February.

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