Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what consular protections are at present available to British visitors to Nizhny Novgorod, Volgograd, Ekaterinburg, Kaliningrad and other 2018 Football World Cup venues in Russia; and whether he has any plans to increase those protections in time for the World Cup.

The Government's number one priority for the World Cup is the safety and security of British fans planning to travel to Russia. We have been preparing for this tournament for two years, working closely with the police, the FA and the fans themselves. Officials have visited all host cities and met with Russian officials to see first-hand the challenges that travelling supporters may face. We have published specialist travel advice online (Be on the Ball), which is regularly updated. The UK has representation at our Embassy in Moscow and the British Consulates-General in Ekaterinburg and St Petersburg. British nationals needing help or advice will be able to contact consular officers by telephone 24/7. A mobile embassy with consular support will be present on match days in all of the cities where England play.