§ Mrs. BrowningTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will place in the Library the advice given to Granger Telecom, Surrey in respect of the safety of British nationals working in Chechnya. [63627]
§ Mr. Tony LloydThe advice given to Granger Telecom was consistent over time and widely available. At the first FCO contact with Granger personnel in July of this year Granger's attention was drawn to the FCO's travel advice. This information was again shared with Granger at a meeting in August. The advice included the following
We strongly advise against travel to the Chechen Republic … because of the unstable security situation. Visitors have been kidnapped in these areas recently.A copy of the travel advice of 18 August has been placed in the Libraries of the House.