Asked by: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West and Royton)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to ensure that British Muslims wishing to travel to the US can do so within normal terms applied to non-Muslims and not prescribed by the comments of President-Elect Trump on 7 December 2015.
Answered by Alan Duncan
US immigration policy is a matter for the US.
I note that US Customs and Border Protection states that "the religion, faith, or spiritual beliefs of an international traveller are not determining factors about his/her admissibility into the US".
Asked by: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West and Royton)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions are taking place with the US administration on its continuing role in NATO; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by Alan Duncan
We continue to work closely with the US Administration to ensure the implementation of the commitments Allies made at the July NATO Warsaw Summit.
Asked by: Jim McMahon (Labour (Co-op) - Oldham West and Royton)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what recent discussions he and his Department have had with the (a) Indian and (b) Pakistani governments on the situation in Kashmir.
Answered by Alok Sharma - COP26 President (Cabinet Office)
We are aware of an escalation of incidents between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control dividing Kashmir. The Government has had conversations with Indian and Pakistani counterparts and urged calm and restraint on both sides.
The UK's long-standing position, held by successive Governments, is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting resolution to the situation, 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 both sides to maintain positive dialogue, but the pace and scope of this is for them to determine.