Suella Braverman MP: written questions
4 Jul 2024–3 Jul 2025
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Written questions
Sebastien LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57286More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to meet with Sebastien Lai.
Answer: The Foreign Secretary met with Sebastien Lai, Jimmy Lai's son, and his international legal team, on 7 November 2024. I met with Sebastien and Doughty Street Chambers on 28 April. The government is clear that Jimmy Lai's case is a priority and I raised it ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57285More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the merits of international measures to secure the release of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for this government. The Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with President Xi on 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Foreign Secretary raised it with China's Foreign Minister in April. During my visit to Hong ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57284More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to secure the release of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for this government. The Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with President Xi on 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Foreign Secretary raised it with China's Foreign Minister in April. During my visit to Hong ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordJimmy LaiForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Jun 2025AnsweredUIN 57283More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his Chinese counterpart on the detention of Jimmy Lai.
Answer: Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for this government. The Prime Minister raised Mr Lai's case with President Xi on 18 November 2024 at the G20 Summit in Brazil. The Foreign Secretary raised it with China's Foreign Minister in April. During my visit to Hong ...
Answered 12 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53111More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with exiled Iranian opposition leaders on women’s freedom in Iran.
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53110More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of taking legislative steps to help encourage Iran to improve the freedom of women and girls in that country.
Answer: We have not taken legal action regarding Iran's abhorrent repression of women and girls. However, we continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resoluti...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53109More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has made an assessment of the potential implications for his Department's policies of trends in levels of women and girls in Iran imprisoned for participation in w
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordIran: WomenForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 19 May 2025AnsweredUIN 53108More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with international counterparts on improving women’s freedom in Iran.
Answer: We continue to stand with Iranian women and girls in their daily fight for equal rights. The UK was instrumental in delivering the Iran human rights resolution, adopted by the UN Third Committee in November 2024, which called on Iran to release women huma...
Answered 3 Jun 2025
Original Parliament recordArrest Warrants: International Criminal CourtForeign, Commonwealth and Development OfficeTabled 4 Dec 2024WithdrawnUIN 901716More
Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with the International Criminal Court on the issuing of international arrest warrants.
Answer: No published answer in this record yet.
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