HC Deb 22 February 2000 vol 344 c944W
Mr. Prosser

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations his Department has made to the Russian Government on the culling of baby seals in Russian waters. [111427]

Mr. Vaz

We raised the issue of seal culling with the Russian Ambassador in April last year. Our Embassy in Moscow raised it with the Russian authorities in July. On both occasions we reiterated the strong concerns felt about this issue by both parliamentarians and the British public.