Question follow-through · 112765

Jimmy Lai

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jimmy Lai is not transferred from detention in Hong Kong to mainland China.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled: 11 Feb 2026
Target answer date: 23 Feb 2026
Answer: 3 Mar 2026 · 20 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

11 Feb 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to help ensure that Jimmy Lai is not transferred from detention in Hong Kong to mainland China.
23 Feb 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
3 Mar 2026
Answer published
On his questions relating to Jimmy Lai, I refer the Hon Member to the answers provided in the Urgent Question debate on 9 February, and I will keep him and other members updated on all further steps that the UK will take alongside our international partne...

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