Skip to main content

Kashmir: Humanitarian Situation

Question for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office

UIN 127644, tabled on 9 December 2020

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent representations he has made to his Indian counterpart on the humanitarian situation in Kashmir.

Answered on

14 December 2020

We are aware of reports on the humanitarian situation in Kashmir. We urge the Governments of India and Pakistan to ensure that the needs of those who live in India-administered Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir are being met.

We regularly discuss Kashmir with the Governments of India and Pakistan. Most recently, the Minister of State for South Asia and Minister responsible for Human Rights, Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, discussed the situation in Kashmir with the Pakistani Foreign Secretary on the 8 September and the Indian Foreign Secretary (both Permanent Under-Secretary equivalents) on 3 November. Lord Ahmad is also in regular contact with the Pakistani and Indian High Commissioners in London.

Named day
Named day questions only occur in the House of Commons. The MP tabling the question specifies the date on which they should receive an answer. MPs may not table more than five named day questions on a single day.