Part of Backbench Business – in Westminster Hall at 1:30 pm on 16th March 2023.
Iain Duncan Smith
Conservative, Chingford and Woodford Green
1:30 pm,
16th March 2023
I understand. I was about to explain and apologise, Sir Edward, for not having got here earlier: a Minister waylaid me.
On Hong Kong, the Americans have now sanctioned about 10 people in the Hong Kong Administration for their behaviour over the new security laws. The UK, which once used to be responsible for Hong Kong and is a signatory to the Sino-British agreement, has sanctioned absolutely nobody. Does the hon. Gentleman think that is a balanced position to take on Hong Kong?
