§ 15. Mr. William Hamiltonasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what further representations he has made to the USSR concerning the incarceration in mental institutions of workers wishing to organise into free trade unions; and if he will publish the replies.
§ Mr. LuardThe Government's recent exchanges with the Soviet Government have been concerned with a number of aspects of human rights; and my right hon. Friend raised with Mr. Gromyko when he saw him in New York last month the impact which Soviet treatment of human rights campaigners has on British opinion. My right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Social Services raised the general question of psychiatric abuse with the Soviet Government when he visited the Soviet Union last year.
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§ 18. Mr. Whiteheadasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs when he expects next to meet the Soviet Foreign Minister.