Written question asked by Lord Alton of Liverpool (Crossbench) on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 12 November 2025. It was answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Labour) on Wednesday, 12 November 2025 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Vietnam: BBC

Question: To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of reports that a BBC journalist in Vietnam has had her passport and identity card withheld and been subject to questioning, and whether they will raise that case with the general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam during his visit to the United Kingdom.

Answer: We remain concerned by the reported harassment of non-governmental organisations (NGO), journalists, and rights activists and communities in Vietnam and continue to raise these concerns directly with our Vietnamese counterparts. The Minister for the Indo-Pacific raised this case with Vice Foreign Minister Hang on 13 October, as did the Prime Minister with General Secretary To Lam of Vietnam on 29 October, and the Foreign Secretary with Vietnamese Foreign Minister, Le Hoai Trung on 30 October.

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