§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans Her Majesty's Government have to encourage the Government of India to enter into negotiations under the auspices of the United Nations, to secure a settlement of the Kashmir dispute based on self-determination for the people of Kashmir. [28450]
§ Mr. HanleyI have been asked to reply.
We continue to believe that the best way forward on Kashmir should involve simultaneous progress on dialogue between India and Pakistan, as provided for under the 1972 Simla agreement; improvement in human rights in Kashmir and a genuine political process there; and a clear cessation of external support for violence in Kashmir.