§ Mr. MackinlayTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what plans there are to provide monitors from the United Kingdom of the Russian Federation's Duma elections on 19 December. [96331]
§ Mr. VazWe are currently making plans to send a delegation of 35 short-term observers and three long-term observers to monitor the Duma elections. This delegation makes up roughly 10 per cent. of the monitoring mission organised by the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe.