Soviet Union (Exit Visas) (Hansard, 15 June 1990)

§ Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise with the Soviet authorities their failure to grant an exit visa to Irinia Sokolova-Lidsky of Kiev.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
The case of Irinia Sokolova was raised with the Soviet authorities during my right hon. Friend the Prime Minister's visit to the USSR, 7–10 June. We shall not let up until there is a satisfactory outcome.

§ Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise with the Soviet authorities their refusal to grant an exit visa to Emil Kunin and his family of Moscow.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
We can certainly raise the case of Emil Kunin and his family with the Soviet authorities but in order to make our representations most effective we shall need further details.

§ Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise with the Soviet authorities their failure to grant an exit visa to Boris and Eda Zolotarevsky of Moscow.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
We can certainly raise the case of Boris and Eda Zolotarevsky with the Soviet authorities but in order to make our representations most effective we shall need further details.

§ Mr. John Marshall
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise with the Soviet authorities their failure to grant an exit visa to Valery Zelichenok of Kranoyarsk and his family.

§ Mr. Waldegrave
We can certainly raise the case of Valery Zelichenok with the Soviet authorities but in order to make our representations most effective we shall need further details.