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Tibet: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 56783 · Tabled 3 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 11 Jun 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) the enforced disappearance of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima and (b) other concerns for the religious

Answer

Answered by Catherine West, 11 Jun 2025

The UK Government stands firm on human rights, including China's repression of the people of Tibet. We have serious concerns regarding the welfare and whereabouts of Gedhun Choekyi Nyima.We will champion freedom of religion or belief for all abroad, and w...