Debates between Lord Sharma and Keith Vaz during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Sharma and Keith Vaz
Tuesday 28th March 2017

(7 years, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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My hon. Friend raises an important point. We of course remain concerned about the reports of unrest in Indian-administered Kashmir. In fact, I raised the Kashmir issue with Indian Minister of State for External Affairs Akbar during his visit to London on 16 March, and I will continue to monitor developments in this area.

Keith Vaz Portrait Keith Vaz (Leicester East) (Lab)
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This year marks the UK-India year of culture, so will the Minister set out the Government’s plans to celebrate this important event?

Lord Sharma Portrait Alok Sharma
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A range of events are coming up this year to celebrate the year of culture. The right hon. Gentleman will know that we were visited by Finance Minister Jaitley in February, showing the strength of our relationship. He visited Buckingham Palace, where Her Majesty the Queen hosted an event celebrating the year of culture.