A question on #HumanRights #China tabled by Mr Mark Francois on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Mr Douglas Alexander.

Heading: Human Rights: China
Question ID: 1794274
UIN: 45469
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 1444
Asking Member display name: Mr Mark Francois
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Mr Mark Francois
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, whether the Minister for Trade Policy and Economic Security had discussions with his international counterpart on (a) the detention of Jimmy Lai and (b) human rights abuses during his recent visit to C
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Date answered: 2025-04-25
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Answering Member ID: 632
Answering Member display name: Mr Douglas Alexander
Answering Member handle: D_G_Alexander
Answering Member Twitter reference: @D_G_Alexander
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Answer text: During my recent visit to China and Hong Kong, I raised the UK’s concerns over human rights abuses, including in Xinjiang and the detention of Jimmy Lai with counterparts at the Ministry of Commerce and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrati...
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Answering body ID: 214
Answering body name: Department for Business and Trade
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