Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

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.

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 reports of the situation on the ground. Chinese state reporting has detailed a significant humanitarian response internally, with no request for international support. We received no requests for consular support for UK nationals in Tibet, but received calls regarding several UK nationals in Nepal, who have subsequently all been reported safe.