Barry Sheerman – 2014 Parliamentary Question to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Barry Sheerman on 2014-06-04.

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what his policy is on Tibetan independence.

Mr Hugo Swire

Our position on Tibet is clear and unchanged. As the Prime Minister, my right hon. Friend the Member for Witney
(Mr Cameron) outlined in Parliament on 8 May 2013, we regard Tibet as part of the People’s Republic of China. We believe that long-term stability in Tibet will best be achieved through respect for universal human rights and genuine autonomy for Tibet within the framework of the Chinese constitution.