§ Mr. John Marshallasked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make representations to the Soviet Government about the case of Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Tufeld of Moscow and the 397W refusal of the Soviet authorities to allow them to join their son and daughter-in-law in Israel; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. MellorWe deplore the refusal of the Soviet authorities to allow Mr. and Mrs. Vladimir Tufeld to join their family in Israel. Their name was included on the list of refusenik cases which my right hon. and learned Friend handed to Mr. Shevardnadze in March. We shall continue to press the Soviet Government to adopt a more humane approach in cases of this kind.