Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what diplomatic steps he is taking to help secure free movement of humanitarian organisations in Kashmir.

We are monitoring the situation in Kashmir closely and we are in close and regular contact with the Governments of India and Pakistan. We are aware of reports of restrictions on movement affecting humanitarian organisations and urge the Governments of India and Pakistan to ensure that the humanitarian needs of the people of India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir are being met.