Overseas Students: Human Rights
Commons · Question 2106 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 1 Jun 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what her policy is on requests received from UK universities relating to students experiencing denials of human rights overseas.
Answer
Answered by Chris Elmore, 1 Jun 2026
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office is closely monitoring this case and we continue to raise it with the Chinese authorities. We have also been in touch with School of Oriental African Studies, and have made clear that any separate response...