Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 80917

Russia: Politics and Government

Tabled: 10 October 2025
Answered: 20 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal Democrat — Epsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether her Department is taking steps to help promote democracy in Russia.

Answer

Stephen Doughty
The UK has consistently called on Russia to cease repression, release political prisoners and to safeguard space for independent media and civil society, most recently at the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe on 6 October, and will cont...
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