Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in Manipur, India on (a) human rights and (b) the right to freedom of religion or belief in the last month.

The UK Government is committed to defending human rights and promoting Freedom of Religion or Belief (FoRB). We have a broad and deep partnership with the Government of India and we discuss all elements of our relationship, including human rights and FoRB. During his visit in May, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister for South Asia, discussed FoRB with the Government of India, leaders of faith groups and others, and raised the situation in Manipur with the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs.