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 Indian counterpart about the case of a 16 year old girl who was raped and set on fire in Greater Nioda on 9 March 2016.

We are aware of reports that a young girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh, and that the police have arrested a man in relation to this offence. The UK is committed to tackling violence against women and girls around the world. We work with the Indian Government and civil society organisations to support their efforts to tackle these dreadful and tragic cases.