Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Lord Swire and Andrew Bingham

Tuesday 12th July 2016 Commons Chamber

[Mr Swire]

I refer the hon. Lady to my earlier comments about the situation in Kashmir, which we are following very closely. Our high commissioner and the team are very much on the case. We regret all violence in that part of the world.

[Andrew Bingham (High Peak) (Con)]

T8. The situation in the Maldives continues to deteriorate. What steps have been taken to persuade its Government to change its current trajectory?

[Mr Swire]

We are extremely concerned. We strongly encourage the Government of the Maldives to engage constructively with both the United Nations and the Commonwealth envoys and to implement all of the recent recommendations of the Commonwealth Ministerial Action Group. It is crucial that concrete progress is delivered by CMAG’s September meeting. We are also considering bilateral action, including exclusion orders against senior members of the Government and the judiciary.