Written questions

Jimmy Lai

Commons · Question 26795 · Tabled 28 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 3 Feb 2025

Question

Asked by Gregory Campbell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the conditions that Jimmy Lai is being held by Chinese authorities.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 3 Feb 2025

Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the Government. We continue to press for consular access, which the Hong Kong Prison Authorities have refused. The Government takes all allegations of mistreatment very seriously and will follow up with action appropriat...