Debates between Lord Swire and Alex Chalk during the 2015-2017 Parliament

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Debate between Lord Swire and Alex Chalk
Tuesday 12th July 2016

(8 years, 5 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Swire Portrait Mr Swire
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The Prime Minister wrote to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on 2 July to extend his condolences. I spoke to Foreign Minister Ali on 5 July to express my condemnation of this senseless act of horror.

Alex Chalk Portrait Alex Chalk (Cheltenham) (Con)
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7. What recent assessment he has made of the strength of diplomatic and economic relations between India and the UK.

Lord Swire Portrait The Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office (Mr Hugo Swire)
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Our relations with India remain extremely good. Only this week, I spoke to a high-level group of Indian businessmen here in the United Kingdom, and of course they wanted to know what is happening now with our relationship with India following the recent referendum.

Alex Chalk Portrait Alex Chalk
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For individuals and businesses in Cheltenham, the UK’s relationship with India is increasingly important. How will it change post-Brexit?

Lord Swire Portrait Mr Swire
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We still have in this country 1.5 million Indians or people of Indian descent, so the connections are huge and robust. People come to the UK a lot and people go to India a lot. Clearly, early talks about the shape of our trade relationship with India will form part of our discussions over the next year or so.