Kashmir: Self-determination of States
Commons · Question 108267 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Gareth Snell
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
Answered by Seema Malhotra, 29 Jan 2026
It 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.