§ Sir Geoffrey Johnson Smithasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if Her Majesty's Government have raised the plight of Baptist Christians in the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the treatment of one of its members, Serafima Yudinsteva, with the Soviet authorities in the context of the Helsinki final act.
§ Mr. RentonWe take every suitable opportunity to raise with the Soviet authorities human rights issues, including freedom of religion and belief, both bilaterally and within the CSCE framework. But it is not possible, on any one occasion, to raise more than a few of the many hundreds of cases brought to our attention. I shall bear the hon. Member's point in mind when considering future representations.