Jimmy Lai
Commons · Question 74771 · Tabled 3 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Sir Iain Duncan Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what support his Department has offered to British citizens accused of being co-conspirators in the closing days of the trial of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong; and what assessment h
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 16 Sep 2025
Corrected 20 Oct 2025 by Seema Malhotra
The prosecution in Jimmy Lai's politically motivated trial has sought to highlight Mr Lai'srelationships with foreign nationals, including British nationals. The naming of Britishnationals in this manner is unacceptable. If individuals named in any overse...