Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Lord Bethell (Conservative). It was answered by Baroness Chalker of Wallasey (Conservative) on Thursday, 7 March 1996.

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Chalker of Wallasey, RtHonBaroness

Question

What representations they have made to the Government of the Russian Federation about the death sentence passed against Mr Oleg Gordievsky by the Soviet authorities in 1985, which remains valid today even though the Soviet Union no longer exists, Mr Gordievsky is a British citizen, and Russia is a member of the Council of Europe. -

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Secondary information

Type

Oral question

Reference

570 c412-3 

Session

1995-96

Oral question type

Lead

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

Capital punishment Human rights Russia Council of Europe Gordievsky, Oleg