Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has received on Chinese lawyer Gao Zhisheng and his friends, Shao Zhong Guo, Li Fa Wang and Shi Da Cheng.

​I am deeply concerned about reports that lawyers and their associates are being detained for carrying out their duties in China.

I receive a large amount of Parliamentary questions and correspondence on human rights in China, including on detained lawyers. The FCO maintains an extensive network of contacts across China and the UK and regularly meets with stakeholders to hear their views and concerns.