§ Mr. Matthew TaylorTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 25 November 1996,Official Report, column 76, on the use of seals by the Russian authorities, if the information on research activities has now been provided. [17909]
§ Mr. HanleyDespite repeated approaches from our embassy in Moscow, the Russian authorities have still not provided information on research activities on seals. Our embassy was most recently advised by the Russians on 31 January that the information was not yet available. We continue to press for this.