Written questions

Tibet: Humanitarian Situation

Commons · Question 24863 · Tabled 20 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 23 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the humanitarian situation in the autonomous region of Tibet following the earthquake on 7 January 2025.

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 23 Jan 2025

Following the earthquake, I issued a statement offering our condolences to the people affected by the devastating loss of life in Shigatse, Tibet. Due to travel restrictions and lack of media freedom in Tibet it is difficult to get up to date, independent...