Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty’s Government what assessment they have made of the impact on relations between the United Kingdom and Pakistan of the presence in the United Kingdom of Altaf Hussain, leader of the Muttahida Quami Movement, who is alleged to have been involved in money laundering and terrorism.

The UK continues to support the Government of Pakistan in promoting good governance, economic development and stability in the interests of British and Pakistani national security and prosperity. Investigations of alleged crimes and any criminal prosecutions are a matter for the Metropolitan Police Service and the Crown Prosecution Service, who are operationally independent of Government.