Russia (Hansard, 22 October 2003)

HC Deb 22 October 2003 vol 411 c622W 622W

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs on what date the Department last made representations on seal clubbing to the Russian authorities. [131828]

§ Mr. Rammell
The British Embassy in Moscow last raised the issue of seal clubbing with the Ministry of Natural Resources on 22 April and followed by a letter to the Ministry on 23 April. The Embassy also raised the issue through letters to the Russian Fisheries Committee on 23 February and to the All-Russia Scientific Research institute under the Fisheries Committee on 13 February.
The issue of seal clubbing is also regularly raised with the Russian Embassy in London.