Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he has taken to work towards the de-escalation of tensions over the situation in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement.

We are following the situation in Kashmir closely and are in regular contact with both the Indian and Pakistani Governments. The Prime Minister has spoken to Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Imran Khan about the situation and the Foreign Secretary has also raised his concerns with his Indian counterpart Dr Jaishankar.