Oral Answers to Questions

Debate between Martin Docherty-Hughes and Andrew Stephenson

Tuesday 4th February 2020 Commons Chamber

[Martin Docherty-Hughes (West Dunbartonshire) (SNP)]

My constituent, Jagtar Singh Johal, has been incarcerated in the Republic of India for 830 days. Will the Foreign Secretary consider meeting me and Jagtar’s family to assure them that while he is pursuing a free trade British agenda, he will not sacrifice our commitment to openness, transparency and due process in any future free trade agreement?

[The Minister for Africa (Andrew Stephenson)]

We take allegations of torture and mistreatment very seriously and we raise them with the Indian authorities. I know that the hon. Gentleman recently met Lord Ahmad on 23 October and 19 December. I am happy to arrange another meeting with Lord Ahmad or to have a meeting with him myself.