British Council (Russia)

Part of Business of the House – in the House of Commons at 12:32 pm on 17 January 2008.

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Photo of Oliver Heald Oliver Heald Conservative, North East Hertfordshire 12:32, 17 January 2008

May I welcome the Secretary of State's statement? Does he agree that the decision not to retaliate against Russian cultural interests shows, and is a recognition of, the deep desire in this country to learn more about the Russian people and their culture? Does he agree that that is in stark contrast to the sort of threats that we are hearing from Moscow, for example, which has described the fact that it is keeping open the British Council in Moscow as a gesture of goodwill?