Dalai Lama
Commons · Question 121390 · Tabled 17 Mar 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 24 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Law
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether the Prime Minister raised the issue of the succession of the Dalai Lama with a) President Xi and b) Premier Li during his visit to China in January 2026.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 24 Mar 2026
On 2 July 2025, the UK hosted an event in Geneva to champion the universal right to freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), including for Tibetan Buddhists, and reaffirmed that Tibetans should be free choose their own religious leaders. We continue to raise...