Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his Indonesian counterpart on the right to freedom of association for members of the United Liberation Movement for West Papua in that country.

I have not discussed this issue with my Indonesian counterpart. However, during his visit to Papua in mid-November, the UK Ambassador to Indonesia, Moazzam Malik, met local government officials, civil society groups, businesses and local communities. He raised a range of human rights issues, including freedom of expression and association, media access, and the resolution of past human rights cases. The UK Government fully respects the territorial integrity of Indonesia.