BRITISH COUNCIL IN RUSSIA

Early day motion 582, tabled 13 December 2007 by Stephen Crabb (Conservative). Signed by 54 members.

That this House condemns the decision of the Russian Federation to close all the offices of the British Council in Russia outside Moscow within the next two weeks; notes that the only other countries that restrict the work of the British Council in this way are Iran and Burma; and calls on the Russian government to reconsider its position.

Signatures by party: Labour 38, Liberal Democrat 8, Conservative 7, DUP 1.