Russia

Prime Minister written question – answered at on 4 September 2013.

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Photo of Kerry McCarthy Kerry McCarthy Shadow Minister (Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs)

To ask the Prime Minister

(1) if he will discuss Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender rights in Russia with President Putin at the G20 Leaders' Summit in St Petersburg in September 2013;

(2) if he will seek assurances from President Putin about the (a) safety and (b) rights and freedoms of athletes and spectators at the Winter Olympics in Sochi while at the G20 Leaders' Summit in St Petersburg in September 2013;

(3) if he will discuss the repeal of the law on propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations among minors with President Putin at the G20 Leaders' Summit in St Petersburg in September 2013.

Photo of David Cameron David Cameron The Prime Minister, Leader of the Conservative Party

The Government shares concerns about the growing restrictions on LGBT freedoms in Russia. British officials at all levels have been lobbying on the issue of the LGBT law since the first regional anti-gay propaganda law was tabled in 2012. I have personally expressed my strong concern about human rights in Russia when I met President Putin in June and I will be raising my concerns on LGBT freedoms when I meet President Putin in St Petersburg this week.

We are working with the International Olympic Committee and the British Olympic Association to ensure that the Games take place in the spirit of the Olympic Charter and are free from discrimination.

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