Question follow-through · 16148

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai from solitary confinement.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 26 Nov 2024
Target answer date: 28 Nov 2024
Answer: 3 Dec 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

26 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for the immediate release of Jimmy Lai from solitary confinement.
28 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Dec 2024
Answer published
British national Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the UK Government, and we are closely monitoring his trial. The Foreign Secretary has been consistent in raising Jimmy Lai's case with counterparts in the Chinese Government, including during his meeting...

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