Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Robbie Moore and Andrew Rosindell

Tuesday 13th October 2020 Commons Chamber

[Robbie Moore (Keighley) (Con)]

What assessment he has made of the effect of the National Security Law on the people of Hong Kong.

[Andrew Rosindell (Romford) (Con)]

What assessment he has made of the effect of the national security law on the people of Hong Kong.

[The Minister for Asia (Nigel Adams)]

We have been clear that the national security law has had a chilling effect on society and that it constitutes a clear and serious breach of the Sino-British joint declaration. It contains a range of measures that directly threaten the freedoms and rights protected by the joint declaration. In response to the national security law, the UK has offered a new immigration path for British nationals, suspended our extradition treaty and extended our arms embargo on mainland China to Hong Kong. We urge the Chinese and Hong Kong authorities to abide by their international human rights obligations.