Debates between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Jonathan Edwards during the 2019-2024 Parliament

Mon 17th Apr 2023

Vladimir Kara-Murza

Debate between Baroness Laing of Elderslie and Jonathan Edwards
Monday 17th April 2023

(1 year, 7 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Diolch, Madam Deputy Speaker. The UK Government’s press release in response to today’s sentencing of Mr Kara-Murza mentions the investigative work of the UN Human Rights Council’s rapporteur on internal oppression in Russia. Will the Minister update the House on the work of the rapporteur, on the UK Government’s engagement with the rapporteur and on what he hopes the outcome of the rapporteur’s work will be?