Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 11 February 2022 to Question 117758 on India: Rape, on which date she last raised the matter of criminalising marital rape with the Government of India.
Our network of High Commissions across India work to promote gender equality and tackle gender-based violence. The issue of criminalising marital rape is currently with the courts in India, and it is right to respect Indian court processes. The British High Commission in New Delhi will continue to follow this closely, while recognising that legal amendments are a matter for India.