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 $gY\cap Y\neq \emptyset$. (3) The intersection of each $G$-orbit and $Y$ is nonempty. Is it true that $X//G$ is a geometric quotient of $Y$ with respect to the $H$ action?