§ 68. Mr. Geraint HowellsTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether he will raise with the Soviet authorities the case of George Belitsky who is unable to apply for an exit visa until 2010.
§ Mr. WaldegraveWe have raised the case of George Belitsky on numerous occasions, most recently when my right hon. Friend the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs met Mr. Shevardnadze in London on 19 December. The case was also raised at senior official level during Anglo-Soviet talks on human rights held in Moscow on 9 January. We shall continue to press the Soviet authorities until there is a satisfactory outcome.