HC Deb 07 May 1986 vol 97 c190W
Mr. Maxwell-Hyslop

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether Her Majesty's Government's advice that United Kingdom citizens should not travel to certain locations in Russia is intended to constitute a declaration of public policy in the context of the law of contract; and to which specific Russian locations this advice applies.

Mr. Eggar

The advice is based on the best information available and it is for intending travellers to decide whether to act on it. The relevance of the advice in relation to the law of contract is a matter for the courts. The specific areas in the Soviet Union which travellers currently are being advised to avoid, unless absolutely necessary, are Kiev and the Western Ukraine: Minsk and Byelorussia: and Lithuania.