PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Kashmir: Politics and Government (20 February 2018)

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had on a long-term settlement of the Kashmir dispute ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in April 2018.

Asked by:
Sarah Champion (Labour)

Both India and Pakistan are longstanding and important friends and allies of the UK with whom we discuss a variety of issues, including Kashmir. ​The UK's longstanding position is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution to the situation in Kashmir, 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. We encourage India and Pakistan to maintain positive dialogue and good relations, but the pace of progress must be for them to determine.

Answered by:
Mark Field (Conservative)
28 February 2018