Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to raise concerns about the environmental impact of mining and glacier loss on the Tibetan Plateau; and what representations he has made on independent environmental monitoring in that region.

We regularly engage China on climate and environmental issues, including through the UK-China Climate Dialogue. The Government is concerned about glacier loss, and tackling the climate and environmental crisis is a priority for the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. We have supported research into climate and environmental risks including for the Tibetan Plateau. The UK also supports climate resilience in the wider Himalayan region, outside of China, through the Climate Action for a Resilient Asia programme, including the Himalayan Resilience Enabling Action Programme.