§ Ann ClwydTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what action is being taken by the Government to bring an end to the ill-treatment of civilians in Chechnya by Russian forces; and what human rights violations have been reported to have occurred last week during operations by Russian forces in the Chechen villages of Sernovodsk, Assinovskaya and Kurchaloi. [4735]
§ Peter HainI will write to my hon. Friend shortly, and copies of the letter will be placed in the Libraries of the House.