The Malaysian government has assured the UK it is using all available resources in the search for missing Briton Gareth Huntley.
Mr Huntley, of Cricklewood, north London, has not been seen since going trekking on Tioman Island on Tuesday.
Mr Huntley's mother, who has criticised the search efforts, had urged Prime Minister David Cameron to intervene.
Defence Secretary Philip Hammond, who is in Malaysia, raised the matter with his counterpart on Sunday.
Open letterMr Hammond "was assured that the Malaysian authorities would do all they could to locate him and had already deployed significant assets", the Foreign Office said in a statement.
"The government will continue to work with the Malaysian authorities to ensure there is a comprehensive search," it added.
Mr Huntley had gone to Malaysia as a charity volunteer for the Juara Turtle Project.
His mother Janet Southwell, from Bradford, had written an open letter to Mr Cameron asking him to contact the Malaysian leader about the case.
The family have been critical of the search efforts, with Mr Huntley's brother Mark claiming police did not initially join the search and for days it was only his friends and local people who were looking for him.
However, Malaysian police have rejected suggestions they did not take the search seriously.
A spokesman said the number of people looking for Mr Huntley had been increased to 47, including officers, rescue teams, a canine unit and a forestry guide.
It said the search had been limited by rain showers and was restricted to the hours of daylight.
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