Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 108267
Kashmir: Self-determination of States
Tabled: 26 January 2026
Answered: 29 January 2026
Named DayQuestion
Gareth Snell
Labour (Co-op) — Stoke-on-Trent Central
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether it is her Department's policy that people in Kashmir have the right to self determination.
Answer
Seema MalhotraIt is the UK's long-standing policy that it is for India and Pakistan to find a lasting political resolution on Kashmir, taking into account the wishes of the Kashmiri people.