Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment she has made of whether the treatment of (a) Jimmy Lai, (b) Hang Tung Chow and (c) other people arrested for taking part in June Fourth anniversary commemorations in Hong Kong meets international standards on the treatment of prisoners, including The Nelson Mandela Rules.

Whilst I cannot comment on individual cases, I can confirm that we continue to make clear to mainland Chinese and Hong Kong authorities our strong opposition to the National Security Law. It is clear that this legislation is being used to curtail freedoms, punish dissent and shrink the space for opposition, free press and civil society. We remain concerned about the targeting of pro-democracy figures in Hong Kong, and are following the situation carefully.