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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence

"I am grateful to you, Mr Speaker, for granting this urgent question.

Today, as the Minister said, Jimmy Lai, a British citizen, has been sentenced to a further 20 years in prison. Given his poor health and the fact that he sat for five years in solitary confinement, that is …..."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Jimmy Lai: Prison Sentence

" (Urgent Question): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs if she will make a statement on the 20-year sentence imposed on our brave British citizen, Jimmy Lai...."
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Sentencing of Jimmy Lai
MP: Iain Duncan Smith
Speech in Commons Chamber - Mon 09 Feb 2026
Standards in Public Life

"I do not doubt the right hon. Gentleman’s desire to put things right. What I slightly doubt today is this: everything is about the Prime Minister’s judgment right now, and this looks a lot like smoke to me—this is right, but not right now. The point is that all this …..."
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Written Question
Armenia: Religious Freedom
Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps she has taken with her international counterparts to help ensure the independence of Armenia’s Apostolic Christian Church.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 November 2025 to Question 89462.

Written Question
Armenia: Religious Freedom
Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of Prime Minister of Armenia moving to enact state control of the Armenian Apostolic Church.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 November 2025 to Question 89462.

Written Question
Armenia: Religious Freedom
Tuesday 3rd February 2026

Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department has made of the state of religious freedom in Armenia.

Answered by Stephen Doughty - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Rt Hon Member to the answer provided on 17 November 2025 to Question 89462.

MP Financial Interest
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Original Source (2nd February 2026)
1. Employment and earnings
Appearances on GB News - GB News Ltd
MP Financial Interest
Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)
Original Source (2nd February 2026)
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Written Question
Nnamdi Kanu
Monday 2nd February 2026

Asked by: Iain Duncan Smith (Conservative - Chingford and Woodford Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what representations she has made to her Nigerian counterparts regarding the arbitrary detention of Mr Nnamdi Kanu and what steps she is taking to secure his release.

Answered by Chris Elmore - Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

I refer the Rt Hon member to the answer provided for 87707 on 19 November 2025.