Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his counterparts in the Indian Government on its application of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and other similar legislation in that country in response to (a) mass protests and (b) other activities by activists in that country.

We engage India on a range of human rights matters, working with Union and State Government, and NGOs, to build capacity and share expertise to promote human rights for all in India. Where we have concerns, we raise them directly with the Government of India. On 9 October, officials from the British High Commission in New Delhi highlighted the impact on activists and human rights campaigners of amendments to Indian security legislation with India's Ministry of Home Affairs.