Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government whether the Foreign Secretary has met, or if he has any plans to meet, Sebastien Lai, son of UK citizen Jimmy Lai.

British national Jimmy Lai's case is a priority for the UK Government. We continue to call on the Hong Kong authorities to end their politically motivated prosecution and release him immediately. The Foreign Secretary raised his case with China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi during their meeting on 18 October in Beijing. Diplomats from our Consulate-General in Hong Kong attend his court proceedings on a regular basis and will continue to do so when the trial resumes in November. We also continue to press for consular access.

Minister West met with Sebastien Lai on October 8 to discuss his father's case. The Foreign Secretary met with Sebastien Lai on November 7.