Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department has had discussions with Russian LGBTQ+ activists and civil society on changes in Russian law affecting LGBTQ+ people in that country.

We share the concerns of LGBT+ rights organizations and will continue to support them and other civil society groups in the face of bigotry and repression. With our international partners in the Equal Rights Coalition, we’ve made clear to Russia that we stand with LGBT+ Russians following these amendments.