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746148

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date	28/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Hong Kong: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his Chinese counterpart on upholding the one country, two systems principle in Hong Kong.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1614
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 07/07/2017 answer text <p>I had a meeting with the Chinese Ambassador on 5 July, during which I stressed the importance of respect for 'One Country, Two Systems'. I made clear the UK's strong commitment to the Sino-British Joint Declaration: a recognition that it remains a legally binding treaty until 2047, is registered with the UN and continues to be in force. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Boris Johnson), also discussed Hong Kong issues at a meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on 16 February 2017. To mark the 20th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Foreign Secretary issued a Written Ministerial Statement to the House on 29 June <a href="http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/" target="_blank">http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/written-questions-answers-statements/written-statements/</a></p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 07/07/2017 12:39:54 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746149

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Liu Xiaobo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on ensuring that Liu Xiaobo has access to (a) adequate medical care and (b) his family.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1767
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>​We raised the case of Liu Xiaobo at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue which was held in Beijing on 27 June. We urged the Chinese authorities both to ensure Liu Xiaobo has access to his choice of medical treatment and also to lift all restrictions on him and his wife Liu Xia.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 15:03:32 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746150

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Liu Xiaobo
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions Ministers of his Department have had with their Chinese counterparts on the transfer of Lui Xiaobo to hospital.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1768
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>We raised the case of Liu Xiaobo at the UK-China Human Rights Dialogue which was held in Beijing on 27 June. We urged the Chinese authorities to ensure Liu Xiaobo has access to his choice of medical treatment and to lift all restrictions on him and his wife Liu Xia.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 15:12:26 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

746151

registered interest
date	28/06/2017
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	China: Political Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Chinese counterpart on providing adequate medical care for political dissidents in prison in that country.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	1769
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2017 answer text <p>​We frequently raise cases of specific concern of human rights activists with the Chinese, including those individuals detained with medical conditions. For example, during the most recent UK-China Human Rights Dialogue on 27 June, we urged the Chinese to ensure Nobel Prize winner Liu Xiaobo had access to his choice of medical treatment.</p> answering member constituency Cities of London and Westminster answering member printed Mark Field question first answered 03/07/2017 16:07:51 answering member 1405 label Biography information for Mark Field
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West