§ Mr. HancockTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what recent discussions he has had with the Russian Government on efforts to secure the release of Arjan Erkel, from Medicins Sans Frontieres, in Dagestan. [132915]
§ Mr. RammellOfficials take all appropriate bilateral opportunities to raise this with the Russian authorities. Officials last raised the case of Mr. Erkel in Moscow on 6 October. We and other EU partners fully support the efforts of the Government of the Netherlands to ensure the safe release of Mr. Erkel.