HC Deb 28 June 1972 vol 839 c376W
Mr. Gardner

asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what was the purpose of the recent visit to the North-West of England by a Soviet delegation led by I. V. Kapitonov, the secretary of the Soviet Central Committee.

Mr. Lane

Visas were granted to 9 Soviet citizens to enable them to visit members of the Communist Party of Great Britain.