§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Russian authorities concerning the case of Alexander Nikitin. [91721]
§ Ms QuinThe Foreign Secretary raised Nikitin's case when he visited Murmansk on 3 March. I raised the subject with the Russian ambassador in October. As EU Presidency, we led representations to the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs about his case on 24 February last year. We are following his case, and are ready to raise the issue again should this be necessary.