Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps her Department is taking to support the preservation of the Tibetan language across Tibet.

We have serious concerns about the situation in Tibet, including reports of the erosion of Tibetan language and culture. We urge China to respect all fundamental rights across the People's Republic of China, including in Tibet, in line with both its own constitution and the international frameworks to which it is a party. Most recently, on 1 March the Foreign Secretary expressed her concern about the human rights violations occurring in Tibet in an address to the UN Human Rights Council. The UK also joined 43 other countries in supporting a statement at the UN Human Rights Council in June 2021 that expressed deep concern about the human rights situation in Tibet, and called on the Chinese authorities to abide by their human rights obligations.