Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the Indian Government to ensure that Muslims resident in the state of Assam are not (a) stripped of citizenship and (b) deported after that Government completes its update of the National Register of Citizens.

Our Deputy High Commission in Kolkata is closely monitoring the updating of the National Register of Citizens in Assam. The British High Commission in New Delhi and our network of posts across India maintains a continuous assessment of human rights, including those of religious minorities, raising issues where appropriate.