PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Kashmir: Self-determination of States (18 June 2025)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy that the people of Kashmir should have the right to a referendum to determine their future.

Asked by:
Gareth Snell (Labour)

India and Pakistan are important friends of the UK.

We encourage both to engage in dialogue and find lasting, diplomatic solutions to maintain regional stability.    

The UK Government’s longstanding position on Kashmir that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution on Kashmir, considering the wishes of Kashmiri people.

Answered by:
Catherine West (Labour)
24 June 2025