Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he plans to implement formal sanctions available to the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe under Article 46 of the European Convention on Human Rights, in the event that the Russian Federation continues to disregard the rulings of the European Court of Human Rights.

We expect all member states, including Russia, to abide by their obligations and comply with rulings made by the European Court of Human Rights. The UK Permanent Representative to the Council of Europe raised our concerns directly with the Russian Permanent Representative on 11 October, and we will continue to call on Russia to abide by Court judgments. The use of any formal measures, available under Article 46, would be a decision for all member states following detailed discussion. ​