Question follow-through · 73015
Freedom of Association: Hong Kong
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has launched an investigation into reports that UK police officers asked a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist residing in the UK to sign a memorandum of understanding agreeing to
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Home Office
- Tabled
- 29 Aug 2025
- Target answer date
- 2 Sept 2025
- Answer
- 8 Sept 2025 · 10 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 Aug 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether her Department has launched an investigation into reports that UK police officers asked a Hong Kong pro-democracy activist residing in the UK to sign a memorandum of understanding agreeing to
2 Sept 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
8 Sept 2025
Answer published
This Government takes the protection of individuals’ rights, safety and freedoms, including freedom of speech, very seriously. The UK is an open and diverse country and freedom of speech is one of the values that defines us as a society. We are absolutely...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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