HC Deb 22 June 1999 vol 333 c357W
33. Fiona Mactaggart

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment he has made of the situation in Kashmir; and if he will make a statement. [86609]

Mr. Hoon

I refer my hon. Friend to the answer that I gave earlier today to my hon. Friend the Member for Aberdeen, North (Mr. Savidge), column 920.

Mr. Flight

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will assess the impact on the territorial integrity of(a) Pakistan and (b) India of Kashmir becoming an independent state; and if he will make a statement. [87670]

Mr. Hoon

Such an exercise would not be helpful. It is for India and Pakistan to find a solution to this issue. Any lasting solution must involve, and reflect the views of, the people of Kashmir.