Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had discussions with his counterparts in India on ensuring that Jagtar Singh Johal will receive a fair trial; and if he will monitor legal proceedings.

The UK Government remains absolutely committed to pushing the Government of India for faster progress to resolve Jagtar Singh Johal's case. The Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with his Indian counterpart on numerous occasions, most recently on 25 November. The Prime Minister also raised Mr Johal's case with Prime Minister Modi on 18 November. I raised Mr Johal's case on 19 November with the Indian Minister of State for External Affairs. Consular officials regularly attend court hearings as observers, most recently on 15 January and they also visit Mr Johal in detention regularly, most recently on 20 January.