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<p>The six men remain in India due to an ongoing Indian legal process on their case.
Ministers have raised this case at the highest levels nearly thirty times since the
men were first detained in November 2013. Most recently, the Prime Minister, my right
hon. Friend the Member for Witney (Mr Cameron), raised it for the third time with
Prime Minister Modi, during his visit to the UK in November. The Secretary of State
for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my right hon. Friend the member for Runnymede
and Weybridge (Mr Hammond), raised the case with the Indian Minister of External Affairs
at the UN General Assembly on 29 September and I raised it again on 24 November with
the Indian High Commissioner to London.</p><p>Consular staff in Chennai continue to
provide consular support to the men, but we cannot interfere in the ongoing Indian
legal process. We are working with them to assess their needs and will continue to
identify organisations who can help them and their families.</p>
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