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1678160

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of the (a) detention of Jagtar Singh Johal, (b) length of his detention without charge and (c) allegations of his torture.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	7093
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 27/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case consistently with the Government of India, including his allegations of torture and mistreatment, and his right to a fair trial. The UK Government regularly raises Mr Johal's case with Indian counterparts and will continue to do so. We remain committed to seeing Mr Johal's case resolved as soon as possible. Our approach in Mr Johal's case is informed by all available information, including information made available by international human rights organisations. We take all allegations of human rights violations relating to British nationals detained overseas very seriously and we raise concerns with local authorities where appropriate. Our response is tailored to the circumstances of each case, prioritising the best interests and wishes of the affected individual. With the consent of the person affected, the FCDO is willing to discuss cases with relevant third parties, including international human rights organisations.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7097 question first answered 27/12/2023 16:30:49 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1678161

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, what representations the Government has made to the Government of India on the (a) treatment of and (b) access to justice for Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	7094
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has consistently raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India, including his allegations of torture and mistreatment, and his right to a fair trial. The UK Government regularly raises Mr Johal's case with Indian counterparts and will continue to do so. The Prime Minister raised Mr Johal's case with Prime Minister Modi on 9 September in the margins of the New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, regularly raises Mr Johal's case with the Government of India, including with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on 13 November. The former Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on 1 March. As Home Secretary he also raised Mr Johal's case with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar again on 13 November. The UK Government remains committed to seeing Mr Johal's case resolved as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7106 question first answered 22/12/2023 15:58:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1678210

	registered interest
	date	14/12/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, whether he has had recent discussions with his Indian counterpart on the (a) detention of Jagtar Singh Johal, (b) length of his detention without charge and (c) allegations of his torture.
	tabling member constituency	Slough
	tabling member printed	Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi
	uin	7106
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/12/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has consistently raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case directly with the Government of India, including his allegations of torture and mistreatment, and his right to a fair trial. The UK Government regularly raises Mr Johal's case with Indian counterparts and will continue to do so. The Prime Minister raised Mr Johal's case with Prime Minister Modi on 9 September in the margins of the New Delhi G20 Leaders' Summit. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, regularly raises Mr Johal's case with the Government of India, including with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on 13 November. The former Foreign Secretary raised Mr Johal's case with Indian External Affairs Minister Jaishankar on 1 March. As Home Secretary he also raised Mr Johal's case with External Affairs Minister Jaishankar again on 13 November. The UK Government remains committed to seeing Mr Johal's case resolved as soon as possible.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan grouped question UIN 7094 question first answered 22/12/2023 15:58:46 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4638 label Biography information for Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

1673523

	registered interest
	date	28/11/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, pursuant to the Answer of 23 November 2023 to Question 1785 on Jagtar Singh Johal, whether the Minister of State for South Asia and the Indian External Affairs Minister discussed when the Indian authorities plan to decide whether to charge or release Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	4033
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/12/2023 answer text <p>Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State responsible for Human Rights, has raised Jagtar Singh Johal's case with the Government of India on numerous occasions. He did so most recently on 13 November with the Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Lord Ahmad raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case, including the length of his detention and the need for a resolution. The UK Government will continue to raise our concerns about Mr Johal's case with the Government of India.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 05/12/2023 11:15:42 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1670000

	registered interest
	date	14/11/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Minister of State, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, when his Department last made representations to the Government of India on the case of Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Tottenham
	tabling member printed	Mr David Lammy
	uin	1785
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 23/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case, including his allegations of torture, with the Government of India on over 110 occasions and will continue to do so. Mr Johal's case was raised most recently on 13 November by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, with the Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 23/11/2023 15:38:28 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	206 label Biography information for Mr David Lammy

1669470

	registered interest
	date	13/11/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make it his policy to call for the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	1643
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government is committed to seeing Mr Johal's case resolved as soon as possible. We have raised our concerns about Mr Johal's case, including his allegations of torture, with the Government of India on over 110 occasions and will continue to do so. The Prime Minister raised Mr Johal's case in talks with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 9 September. Mr Johal's case was raised most recently on 13 November by Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, Minister of State for South Asia, with the Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar. Consular staff visit Mr Johal regularly to check on his welfare and did so most recently on 26 October.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 21/11/2023 17:42:27 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

1660194

	registered interest
	date	12/09/2023
	answering body	Prime Minister
	answering dept id	23
	answering dept short name	Prime Minister
	answering dept sort name	Prime Minister
	hansard heading	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Prime Minister, whether he held discussions with Prime Minister Modhi on the detention of Jagtar Singh Johal during the G20 summit.
	tabling member constituency	Hornsey and Wood Green
	tabling member printed	Catherine West
	uin	199148
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2023 answer text <p>I refer the hon. Member to the answer I gave to the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton during my statement on the G20 on 11 September 2023, Official Report, Column 686.</p> answering member constituency Richmond (Yorks) answering member printed Rishi Sunak question first answered 18/09/2023 15:23:01 answering member 4483 label Biography information for Rishi Sunak
	tabling member	4523 label Biography information for Catherine West

1610238

	registered interest
	date	14/04/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	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 his Department last made representations to the government of India on the case of Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Warley
	tabling member printed	John Spellar
	uin	180371
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 24/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has consistently raised issues about Mr Johal's case with the Government of India on over 100 occasions, including allegations of torture and his right to a fair trial. Mr Johal's case was raised most recently by the Foreign Secretary with the Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Delhi on 1 March. Consular staff visit Mr Johal regularly to check on his welfare and did so most recently on 7 March. Consular staff also continue to attend relevant court hearings in an observer capacity, most recently on 10 March.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 24/04/2023 11:21:03 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	318 label Biography information for John Spellar

1606947

	registered interest
	date	23/03/2023
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	house id	2
	legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
	question text	To ask His Majesty's Government what is the current situation of British citizen Jagtar Singh Johal, detained in India since 2017 on charges of terrorism; and when they last raised his case with the government of that country.
	tabling member printed	The Marquess of Lothian
	uin	HL6802
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/04/2023 answer text <p>The UK Government has consistently raised Mr Johal's case with the Government of India and is committed to doing what it can to assist him. The Foreign Secretary most recently discussed Mr Johal's case with the Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Delhi on 1 March. Consular staff visit Mr Johal regularly to check on his welfare and did so most recently on 7 March. Consular staff also continue to attend relevant court hearings in an observer capacity.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 06/04/2023 14:45:33 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
	tabling member	259 label Biography information for The Marquess of Lothian

1563473

	registered interest
	date	20/12/2022
	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	Jagtar Singh Johal
	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 he has had with Cabinet colleagues about seeking the release of Jagtar Singh Johal.
	tabling member constituency	Birmingham, Edgbaston
	tabling member printed	Preet Kaur Gill
	uin	114794
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/01/2023 answer text <p>The Government has consistently raised Mr Johal's case with the Government of India, and is committed to doing what it can to assist him. The Foreign Secretary discussed Mr Johal's case with the Indian External Affairs Minister, Dr Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, in Delhi on 29 October, and Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon, the Minister for South Asia, raised the case with the Indian High Commissioner to the UK on 13 December. The FCDO regularly coordinates across His Majesty's Government on different aspects of the UK-India bilateral relationship at official and Ministerial level.</p> answering member constituency Berwick-upon-Tweed answering member printed Anne-Marie Trevelyan question first answered 10/01/2023 14:40:11 answering member 4531 label Biography information for Anne-Marie Trevelyan
	tabling member	4603 label Biography information for Preet Kaur Gill