Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to further increase defence, security, and trade partnerships on a bilateral basis with India.

The UK-India relationship is going from strength to strength, with the India-UK 2030 Roadmap continuing to set a positive trajectory for UK-India relations: trade, and defence and security form two of the five pillars of that agreement. We are working towards an ambitious and balanced FTA and will only sign when we have a deal that is in the best interests of the British people and the economy. We are working to tackle joint challenges in cyber, space, crime and terrorism while also working together to deliver advanced security capabilities through joint research, co-design, co-development and joint production of defence technology and systems.