Wednesday 26th April 2017

(7 years, 6 months ago)

Lords Chamber
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Lord Lexden Portrait Lord Lexden (Con)
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My Lords—

Baroness Evans of Bowes Park Portrait The Lord Privy Seal (Baroness Evans of Bowes Park) (Con)
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It is the turn of the Conservative Benches.

Lord Lexden Portrait Lord Lexden
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My Lords, is it not the case that the Russian Government actively support laws that encourage the oppression of LGBT people throughout their territories?

Baroness Anelay of St Johns Portrait Baroness Anelay of St Johns
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My Lords, the Chechen Republic is a federal subject of the Russian Federation and comes under the authority of the Russian Government in Moscow, so with regard to issues in Chechnya the buck stops with President Putin. With regard to wider issues across Russia, we believe that the situation for LGBT people has deteriorated since the law banning the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations among minors was passed in June 2013. It is a very worrying situation.