Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what plans he has to discuss the human rights situation in Tibet with his Chinese counterpart as part of China's universal periodic review at the UN Human Rights Council on 6 November.

We pay close attention to the human rights situation across China, including in Tibet. We are currently considering our advance questions and statement (including recommendations) for China’s Universal Periodic Review session on 6 November, and will be raising a range of our priority concerns. The UK engages consistently and comprehensively in the Universal Periodic Review process. We have spoken at every session and on every country since the process began, and are committed to its improvement.