Monday 20th July 2020

(3 years, 8 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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Yes, we will certainly look at them very carefully.

Richard Graham Portrait Richard Graham (Gloucester) (Con)
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In suspending our extradition treaty with Hong Kong, has the Foreign Secretary decided that one country, two systems in Hong Kong is dead, in which case it would be wrong for UK and Commonwealth judges to play such an important role in the Court of Final Appeal, or has he decided to wait to see how China implements the security law while working to preserve other aspects of the joint declaration—particularly Hong Kong’s independent rule of law, under which our judges have played such an important role in the CFA?

Dominic Raab Portrait Dominic Raab
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My hon. Friend raises an excellent point. We will watch very carefully to see whether and the extent to which the new national security legislation impinges on the judicial autonomy that, under the Basic Law and joint declaration, should be afforded to Hong Kong. We will consult widely across Government but also with the judiciary about what further steps we take in the light of that.