Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the government of Pakistan on its response to the murder of school children in Peshawar.

The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for Runnymede and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), made clear at the time of this horrific attack that the UK stands shoulder to shoulder with the government and people of Pakistan in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. The Foreign Secretary has conveyed to Prime Minister Sharif that the UK stands ready to assist where we can. We will continue to work in partnership with Pakistan to tackle these challenges.