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1671886

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date	21/11/2023
answering body	Ministry of Defence
answering dept id	11
answering dept short name	Defence
answering dept sort name	Defence
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, what progress his Department has made on implementing the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK future relations.
tabling member constituency	Wentworth and Dearne
tabling member printed	John Healey
uin	2766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 29/11/2023 answer text <p>The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has made positive progress against the 'Defence and Security' pillar of the 2030 India-UK Roadmap. To support military cooperation, we have signed a logistics Memorandum of Understanding enabling UK ships to use Indian facilities with greater ease, as well as an agreement to enable the exchange of maritime shipping information.</p><p> </p><p>We have increased military engagement including through bilateral and multilateral military exercises in the land, air and maritime domains. Defence Partnership-India (DP-I), a bespoke programme office, was launched in September 2023 to support defence industrial collaboration. We have also significantly increased senior military and ministerial bilateral engagement, and the Secretary of State for Defence has invited his Indian opposite number to visit the UK early in the new year.</p><p> </p><p>Finally, the MOD has and continues to support the running of annual UK-India Staff Talks for the Army, Navy, and Air Force, culminating in the annual Permanent Secretary-led Defence Consultative Group (DCG) which took place on 24 November.</p> answering member constituency Wells answering member printed James Heappey question first answered 29/11/2023 13:05:11 answering member 4528 label Biography information for James Heappey
tabling member	400 label Biography information for John Healey

1548584

registered interest
date	05/12/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to further increase defence, security, and trade partnerships on a bilateral basis with India.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	102954
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 12/12/2022 answer text <p>The UK-India relationship is going from strength to strength, with the <em>India-UK 2030 Roadmap</em> continuing to set a positive trajectory for UK-India relations: trade, and defence and security form two of the five pillars of that agreement. We are working towards an ambitious and balanced FTA and will only sign when we have a deal that is in the best interests of the British people and the economy. We are working to tackle joint challenges in cyber, space, crime and terrorism while also working together to deliver advanced security capabilities through joint research, co-design, co-development and joint production of defence technology and systems.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 12/12/2022 17:31:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1470567

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Prime Minister
answering dept id	23
answering dept short name	Prime Minister
answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Prime Minister, when he last had discussions with the Prime Minister of India.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	18978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>I met Prime Minister Modi on 22 April 2022 during my visit to India. My statement from the joint press conference is available at <a href="https://gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.gov.uk%2Fgovernment%2Fspeeches%2Fpm-statement-at-press-conference-with-prime-minister-modi-22-april-2022&amp;data=05%7C01%7CRHodgson%40no10.gov.uk%7Cefd648f1d8b940f5c3b508da4f899b2b%7C29c8cbb9d9af4c7eb28b470f15275e47%7C1%7C0%7C637909749669534218%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C3000%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=A3tav063cIhGdVV%2Fq0ljiEa2vkcAOVqOjRsrsOaT7m0%3D&amp;reserved=0" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/pm-statement-at-press-conference-with-prime-minister-modi-22-april-2022</a></p> answering member constituency Uxbridge and South Ruislip answering member printed Boris Johnson question first answered 20/06/2022 15:14:40 answering member 1423 label Biography information for Boris Johnson
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1470568

registered interest
date	15/06/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last had discussions with her Indian counterpart.
tabling member constituency	Oxford West and Abingdon
tabling member printed	Layla Moran
uin	18979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/06/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary visited India on 31 March where she met with India's Minister of External Affairs Dr Jaishankar. The Foreign Secretary's visit focussed on deepening defence-related trade and co-operation between our two countries, alongside further strengthening our bilateral partnership and cooperation on international issues.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 20/06/2022 16:58:50 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4656 label Biography information for Layla Moran

1458266

registered interest
date	19/04/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent steps she has taken to strengthen the UK’s economic and security relationship with India.
tabling member constituency	Stockton South
tabling member printed	Matt Vickers
uin	155951
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/04/2022 answer text <p>In May last year, the UK and India committed to strengthening our relationship through a new Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and a 2030 Roadmap which, comprising five pillars and more than 100 lines of activity, reflects the breadth of UK-India relations. Our economic and security relationship is set to grow further still following visits to India by the Foreign Secretary and Prime Minister in March and April, which deepened trade and defence cooperation.</p><p>During the Foreign Secretary's visit to India on 31 March, she discussed, with India's Minister of External Affairs Dr Jaishankar, the importance of democracies working together to deter aggressors and strengthen global security in the wake of the ongoing conflict and humanitarian situation in Ukraine. The visit also focussed on deepening defence-related trade and co-operation between our two countries. The Foreign Secretary also visited Delhi and Mumbai on 22-23 October 2021, where discussions focused on technology and infrastructure cooperation with India, alongside forging stronger UK-India security and defence links. The Prime Minister's visit to India in April focused on the UK and India's strategic defence, diplomatic and economic partnership, and drove forward progress on the Free Trade Agreement negotiations launched earlier this year.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 27/04/2022 15:49:11 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4844 label Biography information for Matt Vickers

1455070

registered interest
date	28/03/2022
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions she has had with the Government of India; and what steps she is taking to further the relationship between the UK and India.
tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
tabling member printed	Catherine West
uin	148305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 31/03/2022 answer text <p>The Foreign Secretary is due to visit Delhi on 31 March, where she will meet the Minister of External Affairs and participate in the inaugural edition of the India-UK Strategic Futures Forum. She will discuss bilateral and international issues, building on our Comprehensive Strategic Partnership and the 2030 Roadmap for India-UK future relations.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary previously visited Delhi and Mumbai on 22-23 October 2021. During this visit, the Foreign Secretary held bilateral consultations with the Minister of External Affairs and the Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. She also visited HMS Queen Elizabeth, part of the UK Carrier Strike Group, in Mumbai. Discussions focussed on technology and infrastructure cooperation with India, alongside forging stronger UK-India security and defence links.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary engages regularly with her counterpart, India's Minister for External Affairs. This reinforces ongoing Ministerial and official level cooperation between our two governments including on people-to-people links, trade, defence, climate and health.</p> answering member constituency Chelmsford answering member printed Vicky Ford question first answered 31/03/2022 14:10:38 answering member 4674 label Biography information for Vicky Ford
tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1381457

registered interest
date	23/11/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when she last met with the High Commissioner of India to the UK.
tabling member constituency	Walsall South
tabling member printed	Valerie Vaz
uin	80289
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2021 answer text <p>Engagement with the High Commissioner of India to the UK is primarily led at Ministerial level by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia. Lord Ahmad last met the High Commissioner on 13 October. The Foreign Secretary maintains regular engagement with her Government of India counterpart, the External Affairs Minister.</p> answering member constituency Cannock Chase answering member printed Amanda Milling question first answered 26/11/2021 08:24:40 answering member 4454 label Biography information for Dame Amanda Milling
tabling member	4076 label Biography information for Valerie Vaz

1293800

registered interest
date	02/03/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to improve UK engagement with India.
tabling member constituency	New Forest West
tabling member printed	Sir Desmond Swayne
uin	912779
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 02/03/2021 answer text <p>We look forward to an ambitious PM visit that will deliver on shared priorities, and multi-lateral collaboration with India as a guest at the G7, and as a non-permanent member of the UNSC.</p><p>In December, the Foreign Secretary visited India to deepen our bilateral strategic partnership and demonstrate our commitment to closer partnership with the region as a whole. In February, the Trade Secretary visited India to push forward delivery of an Enhanced Trade Partnership, as a springboard for a future FTA. The visit secured 1,500 jobs and investment in UK vaccine manufacturing. Ahead of UK COP26 Presidency, Alok Sharma visited India in February, meeting with PM Modi to increase momentum for UK-India climate collaboration.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 02/03/2021 14:20:34 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	55 label Biography information for Sir Desmond Swayne

1277799

registered interest
date	19/01/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he is taking to strengthen UK relations with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	911013
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/01/2021 answer text <p>We are committed to delivering the quantum leap in our bilateral relationship with India that our Prime Ministers have pledged to achieve.</p><p>The Foreign Secretary led efforts to strengthen UK relations with India during his visit to India in December. With his counterpart, the Foreign Secretary discussed important new UK-India collaboration across trade and investment, defence and security, climate change and health, to be agreed in a joint Roadmap to 2030.</p> answering member constituency Selby and Ainsty answering member printed Nigel Adams question first answered 19/01/2021 15:23:23 answering member 4057 label Biography information for Nigel Adams
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman

1167924

registered interest
date	05/11/2019
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	India: Foreign Relations
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	What diplomatic steps he has taken to strengthen UK relations with India.
tabling member constituency	Harrow East
tabling member printed	Bob Blackman
uin	900307
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/11/2019 answer text <p>The UK’s bilateral relationship with India is strong and growing. It is broad, covering trade and investment, people-to-people connections, and being a Force for Good in the world. The Foreign Secretary met Foreign Minister Jaishankar on his first overseas visit, to ASEAN on 1 August, and the Prime Minister met Prime Minister Modi at the G7 in August. They agreed that we should expand ambition of trade relationship as we leave the EU. The Prince of Wales will visit India in November to celebrate the depth and richness of the UK-India relationship.</p><p>New rules on post-study work visas announced in October will ensure we attract India’s best and brightest to mutual advantage.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Derbyshire answering member printed Mrs Heather Wheeler question first answered 05/11/2019 14:51:43 answering member 4053 label Biography information for Mrs Heather Wheeler
tabling member	4005 label Biography information for Bob Blackman