Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking with his international counterparts to help safeguard the human rights and security of indigenous peoples overseas.

​The Government remains strongly committed to promoting the respect for the human rights of all people, including indigenous people. We continue to work overseas and through the UN to improve the situation of indigenous people around the world. The UK has supported the adoption of the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, and the EU's Foreign Affairs Council conclusions on indigenous peoples.