Question follow-through · 57283
Jimmy Lai
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.
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 4 Jun 2025
- Target answer date
- 9 Jun 2025
- Answer
- 12 Jun 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Jun 2025
Question tabled
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.
9 Jun 2025
Target answer date
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12 Jun 2025
Answer published
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 ...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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