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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-07-13more like thismore than 2017-07-13
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
house id 2 more like this
legislature
25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Russia regarding violence against, and the detention of, people who are perceived, or identify, as LGBT in Chechnya. more like this
tabling member printed
Baroness Barker more like this
uin HL806 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2017-07-27more like thismore than 2017-07-27
answer text <p>Officials from our Embassy in Moscow have raised our concerns at a senior level with the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On 28 April, the Foreign Secretary, together with his Dutch, German, French and Swedish counterparts, co-signed a letter to Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov urging the Russian Government to investigate the reports and ensure the safety of activists and journalists investigating these abuses. The UK has also taken action in a number of multilateral fora; making our concerns clear in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe, Council of Europe and the UN Human Rights Council.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon remove filter
question first answered
less than 2017-07-27T13:44:43.2Zmore like thismore than 2017-07-27T13:44:43.2Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
tabling member
2501
label Biography information for Baroness Barker more like this