Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 47674

Anzhalika Melnikava

Tabled: 24 April 2025
Answered: 1 May 2025

Question

Wendy Morton

Conservative — Aldridge-Brownhills

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of (a) political repression and (b) reports of the disappearance of Anzhelika Melnikava.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
We are appalled by the repression that the Lukashenko regime conducts against its own people. UK policy on Belarus seeks to support a more open society, democracy, and human rights, directly opposing political repression. In August 2024, the UK announced ...
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