Debates between Lord Sharma and Rishi Sunak during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Sharma and Rishi Sunak
Tuesday 18th October 2016

(8 years, 1 month ago)

Commons Chamber
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Rishi Sunak Portrait Rishi Sunak (Richmond (Yorks)) (Con)
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T4. My constituent Nicholas Simpson and five other ex-servicemen are being held in a jail in Chennai. May I urge my right hon. Friend and the Government to do everything in their power to work with the Indian authorities and resolve this situation for all the families concerned?

Lord Sharma Portrait The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (Alok Sharma)
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My heart goes out to the families. I raised this case with Minister Akbar when I was in India in July, and I raised it again on 5 October with the Indian high commissioner to the UK. I know that my hon. Friend is working incredibly hard to highlight this issue and I look forward to meeting him and hon. Members representing the other families tomorrow.

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