Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has taken recent steps to help ensure the safety of Tim Owen in Hong Kong.

Supporting British nationals overseas remains the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's central public service. When British nationals need assistance overseas, our highly trained consular staff are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our staff make an assessment of an individual's vulnerability and needs in order to offer tailored assistance.