Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 904792

Kashmir: Self-determination of States

Tabled: 18 June 2025
Answered: 24 June 2025
Named Day

Question

Gareth Snell

Labour (Co-op)Stoke-on-Trent Central

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is his Department's policy that the people of Kashmir should have the right to a referendum to determine their future.

Answer

Catherine West
India and Pakistan are important friends of the UK. We encourage both to engage in dialogue and find lasting, diplomatic solutions to maintain regional stability.     The UK Government’s longstanding position on Kashmir that it is for India and Pakist...

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