Overseas Chinese Police Stations in UK: Legal Status Debate

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Department: Home Office

Overseas Chinese Police Stations in UK: Legal Status

Robin Walker Excerpts
Tuesday 1st November 2022

(2 years ago)

Commons Chamber
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Tom Tugendhat Portrait Tom Tugendhat
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The hon. Lady is absolutely right that a commitment to all citizens of the United Kingdom and all citizens in the United Kingdom is equally valid, wherever they come from and whichever community they are from. Of course I will make that commitment to meet her, and I will be delighted to hear more.

Robin Walker Portrait Mr Robin Walker (Worcester) (Con)
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I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns) on securing this urgent question. I welcome my right hon. Friend the Minister to his position on the Front Bench and the fact that he says he takes this extremely seriously and that the police are investigating. I raised this issue in the House two weeks ago on behalf of a concerned constituent during a Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office statement. Unfortunately, the follow-up from the FCDO was transferred to the Home Office, which then communicated to me that it did not intend to respond. Can my right hon. Friend therefore reassure my constituent that there will be a co-ordinated response across Government to what is basically an assault on British sovereignty, and may I suggest that he leads on that response?

Tom Tugendhat Portrait Tom Tugendhat
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I am delighted to offer that commitment.