Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the Government of Mexico on the protection of the Christian and indigenous communities displaced in May by organised criminal violence in Guerrero State.

I refer the Noble Lord to the answer provided in the House of Commons on 8 June in response to Question 5388 - which for ease of reference is reproduced below:

The UK is committed to promoting freedom of religion or belief and to the freedom of expression globally. We are concerned by reports of violence against indigenous and rural communities in Mexico. Any violence against indigenous communities must be fully investigated. We regularly engage with the Mexican authorities and civil society on the issue of the protection of civilians, as well as with the UN in Mexico on the effective investigation of crimes against human rights defenders.