§ Mr. MaddenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what indications the European Union has received in respect of the date and444W organisation of elections in Kashmir; if the European Union has been invited to send observers to monitor any such elections; what measures the European Union is taking to assess on the ground the prospect of elections in Kashmir; what assessment (a) Her Majesty's Government and (b) the European Union has made of the elections; and if he will make a statement. [23095]
§ Mr. BaldryThe Indian Government have yet to make any official announcement of their intentions with respect to the date and organisation of elections in Kashmir. It follows that there has been no invitation to send observers, and we and our European partners are not in a position to assess the elections.