Written question asked by Lord Kilclooney (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Thursday, 12 January 2006.

Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe: Kazakhstan Election

Question: How many United Kingdom parliamentarians participated in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe Observer Delegation for the recent presidential election campaign in Kazakhstan; and how many of these parliamentarians have a knowledge of (a) the Russian language and (b) the Kazakh language.

Answer: Two UK parliamentarians participated in the Organisation for Security and Co-operation in Europe’s (OSCE) election observation mission to the 4 December 2005 presidential elections in Kazakhstan. The right honourable Member for Walsall South (Bruce George) was appointed by the OSCE as short term observer co-ordinator. The honourable Member for Chelmsford West (Simon Burns) was a short term observer. We do not hold a record of their abilities in either Russian or Kazakh. Further details of the OSCE’s election monitoring activities can be found at www.osce.org/odihr-elections.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 3141; 677 c85WA
Session: 2005-06
Subjects: Elections Languages Election observers Members Presidents Kazakhstan Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
Contains statistics: Yes
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