PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Tibet: Boarding Schools (31 January 2022)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to the Chinese Government to help ensure the preservation of Tibetan language and culture in Chinese-run boarding schools in Tibet.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

We have serious concerns about the situation in Tibet, including reports that Tibetan parents are being coerced into sending their children to residential schools. We continue to 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. In June 2021, the UK and 43 other countries joined a statement at the UN Human Rights Council expressing deep concern about the human rights situation in Tibet, and calling on the Chinese authorities to abide by their human rights obligations.

Answered by:
Dame Amanda Milling (Conservative)
8 February 2022