HC Deb 03 April 1990 vol 170 c532W
Mr. Alton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs (1) what action he intends to take in the international community regarding the observance of article 51 of the fourth Geneva convention by the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics;

(2) what representations he has received regarding the position of former Lithuanian Russian army conscripts and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics' observance of article 51 of the fourth Geneva convention.

Mr. Waldegrave

None. The Geneva convention to which the hon. Member refers relates to the protection of civilian persons in time of war.