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HANSARDMalaria and Neglected Tropical DiseasesI will take that away and we can perhaps pick it up more fully. As colleagues set out, this has been an important and positive debate. The UK plays a long-standing and leading…09 Jan 2024HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiAs the Minister both for the Indo-Pacific region—China and Hong Kong are in my purview—and for sanctions, the issues of Jimmy Lai and others held in this way are very much at the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiI think we all agree with my right hon. Friend that the breaching of the Sino-British joint declaration is a great tragedy. As the Foreign Secretary set out, the national security…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy Lairose—18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe hon. Gentleman is the most incredible champion for so many whose lives, and whose families’ lives, continue to be blighted by challenges to freedom of religion or belief. He…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiAs I set out in answer to an earlier question, Jimmy Lai obviously wanted to have his own choice of legal representation. He has a fantastic team of lawyers here in the UK…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiMy right hon. and learned Friend highlights an issue with which he is very familiar—he practises the law—and, indeed, he is absolutely right. The judiciary, the legal profession…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe hon. Lady is absolutely right, and much of the work that our diplomatic teams across the world do is in countries where the rule of law is not necessarily adhered to, but…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe Foreign Secretary has called on the Hong Kong authorities to end their prosecution of Jimmy Lai and release him. He also urged the Chinese authorities to repeal the national…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiAs we set out in the integrated review refresh published in March, China’s challenge to both economic and global security is one that we consider to be right at the heart of the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe hon. Lady is right; it has been tragic to see the disintegration of all those freedoms, which, when both countries signed up to the Sino-British joint declaration, we…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiJimmy Lai has been an extraordinary champion of free speech, which he chose to continue, despite the changing landscape in Hong Kong. We continue to support people across the…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe interpretation by China’s Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress of the national security law at the end of last year stated that the Chief Executive would have…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiWe continue to use sanctions tools across the piece at every opportunity where the evidence comes to us and we can use it, bearing in mind that, as we always say—I am sorry that…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiMy right hon. Friend is absolutely right. The tools that we have at our disposal here in the mother of Parliaments, which allow for freedom of speech and expression, are…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiI will not reiterate my previous answer on the subject of consular access and the challenges that we face in being able to support Jimmy Lai in that way. I reiterate the hon.…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiThe hon. Lady is absolutely right: there have been shocking attempts to dissuade, make fearful and stop Jimmy Lai’s legal teams here in the UK getting on with their job of…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiI do not quite know how to follow such an articulately put question. My right hon. Friend highlights one of the many challenges for those of us who believe in, uphold and want to…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiMy hon. Friend is right that consular access should, in an ideal world, be provided to all those who find themselves in prison, whatever the country. The frustrating fact is that…18 Dec 2023HANSARDTrial of Jimmy LaiAs I set out earlier, we brought forward the British nationals overseas route for Hong Kong residents to come to the UK. So far, approximately 191,000 applications have been…18 Dec 2023