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Free closed group action on varieties

Suppose we are given a reductive group $G$, its closed subgroup $H$(not necessarily reductive), an affine $G$-variety $X$ and its closed subvariety $Y$ such that

(1) The $G$ action on $X$ is free and each orbit is closed.

(2) For $g\in G$, $gY=Y$ if and only if $g\in H$ if and only if $gY\cap Y\neq \emptyset$.

Is it true that $X//G$ is a geometric quotient of $Y$ with respect to the $H$ action.