Written questions

Chinese Embassy: Planning Permission

Commons · Question 104686 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 19 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Bob Blackman

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make the approval of China’s new embassy conditional on the release of Jimmy Lai.

Answer

Answered by Seema Malhotra, 19 Jan 2026

I refer the Hon Member to the answer provided on 14 July 2025 in response to Question 65869.