Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 31 October (HL2396), whether the issue of investigations into human rights abuses in Indian-administered Kashmir was raised during the Prime Minister's recent visit to India.

The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) and Prime Minister Modi discussed a variety of issues on her recent visit to India, including Kashmir. The UK's long-standing position, held by successive Governments, is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or to act as a mediator.