Question to the Department for Business and Trade:

To ask the Secretary of State for Business and Trade, what representations he made to his Indian counterpart on the release of Jagtar Singh Johal during his delegation's visit to India.

The Secretary of State was in India for a very short period to progress trade discussions only. We continue to raise concerns about Mr Johal’s prolonged detention at every appropriate opportunity with the Government of India, and the Foreign Secretary did so again on her visit on 4th June. We have made clear that faster progress is needed to reach a resolution, including a full investigation into Mr Johal’s allegations of torture.