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Departmental Publication (Policy and Engagement)
Department for International Development

May. 22 2023

Source Page: Conflict, Stability and Security Fund: South Asia and Afghanistan annual review summaries 2020 to 2021
Document: (webpage)

Found: vehicle-borne suicide bomber at Lethapora in the Pulwama district of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir

Commons Chamber
International Trade and Geopolitics - Thu 20 Apr 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Debbie Abrahams (LAB - Oldham East and Saddleworth) There is also Afghanistan, which borders Kashmir on its north-west frontier. - Speech Link
2: Nusrat Ghani (CON - Wealden) Member for Oldham East and Saddleworth (Debbie Abrahams) spoke about Kashmir. - Speech Link

Written Question
Indian High Commission: Tourism
Monday 5th June 2023

Asked by: Catherine West (Labour - Hornsey and Wood Green)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether (a) British-based officials or (b) officials from the High Commission in Delhi have attended the G20 Third Tourism Working Group Meeting in Kashmir.

Answered by Andrew Mitchell - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) (Minister for Development)

The G20 Third Tourism Working Group Meeting in Srinagar was attended by a delegation of UK officials based in India.

Non-Departmental Publication (Statistics)
Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration

Feb. 29 2024

Source Page: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and Pakistan (October 2023)
Document: Inspection report on Home Office country of origin information, Albania and Pakistan (October 2023) (PDF)

Found: One example was a reference to Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) being a ‘self-governing state’, which he

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 30 Jan 2024
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Debbie Abrahams (Lab - Oldham East and Saddleworth) Yasin Malik, a political leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, was given a life sentence in 2022 - Speech Link

Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 12 Dec 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Alison Thewliss (SNP - Glasgow Central) Government’s decision to revoke article 370 of the constitution, which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir - Speech Link

Written Question
Kashmir: Politics and Government
Tuesday 14th March 2023

Asked by: Gill Furniss (Labour - Sheffield, Brightside and Hillsborough)

Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of the political situation in Kashmir.

Answered by Anne-Marie Trevelyan - Minister of State (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)

The UK’s long-standing position is that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution on Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of Kashmiri people. It is not for the UK to prescribe a solution or act as a mediator. We continue to monitor the situation and encourage both countries to engage in dialogue and find lasting, diplomatic solutions to maintain regional stability.

Commons Chamber
Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill
3rd reading - Wed 10 Jan 2024
Department for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities

Mentions:
1: David Simmonds (Con - Ruislip, Northwood and Pinner) For example, many will recall Justice for Kashmir, later the People’s Justice party, which became a significant - Speech Link

Scottish Parliament Select Committee
Submission from the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities to the Committee, 18 September 2023
 Economic Activity of Public Bodies (Overseas Matters) Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum

Correspondence Sep. 18 2023

Committee: Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee

Found: other countries that are also involved in territorial disputes, such as Cyprus, China/Tibet, or India/Kashmir

Commons Chamber
G20 Summit - Mon 11 Sep 2023
Cabinet Office

Mentions:
1: Rishi Sunak (CON - Richmond (Yorks)) When it comes to the situation in Kashmir, my view is that it is not for the United Kingdom to prescribe - Speech Link