§ Mr. EvennettTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether his Department has raised with the Soviet authorities the case of Sergei Zherdev; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorWe regularly make representations to the Soviet authorities on behalf of refuseniks such as Sergei Zherdev. My right hon. and learned Friend again raised the issue of Soviet citizens denied permission to emigrate in February during his talks with Mr. Shevardnadze in Moscow.