India: Minorities - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 3:29 pm on 2 July 2025.

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Photo of Baroness Chapman of Darlington Baroness Chapman of Darlington Minister of State (Development) 3:29, 2 July 2025

As I said, we raise the issues that the noble Lord is concerned about directly with the Government of India. Animal welfare, plants and phytosanitary issues all relate to trade, our ability to trade fairly and being fair to our producers here in the UK. They are part of a trade negotiation that is in many ways quite separate to the conversations that we would have anyway, regardless of where we stand in our relationship when it comes to trade.