Question follow-through · 8097

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai during his visit to China in October 2024.

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 9 Oct 2024
Target answer date: 14 Oct 2024
Answer: 14 Oct 2024 · 5 calendar days after tabling

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9 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will have discussions with his Chinese counterparts on the release of Jimmy Lai during his visit to China in October 2024.
14 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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14 Oct 2024
Answer published
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6 Nov 2024
Answer corrected
I met with Sebastien Lai and Jimmy Lai’s international legal team on Tuesday 8 October in my capacity as Minister for the Indo-Pacific. The Foreign Secretary raised Jimmy Lai's case in his first meeting with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the ASEAN ...

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