Nepal: Democracy and Freedom of Expression
Commons · Question 77918 · Tabled 16 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 14 Oct 2025
Question
Asked by Gregory Stafford
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she has made representations to her Nepalese counterpart on support for (a) democracy and (b) free speech in that country.
Answer
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 14 Oct 2025
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office expressed the UK Government's continued support for democracy and fundamental freedoms in Nepal in response to recent incidents of violence and restrictions on peaceful protest in Nepal. Our Ambassador in...