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Business of the House

Andrew Murrison Excerpts
Thursday 28th June 2012

(11 years, 10 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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The motion will be on the Order Paper in good time for the debate on Wednesday.

Andrew Murrison Portrait Dr Andrew Murrison (South West Wiltshire) (Con)
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May we have a debate on the exposure of UK business men to personal hazard in Serbia as a result of article 359 of the Serbian criminal code, which was condemned by a resolution of the European Parliament on 29 March and which has resulted in the incarceration without trial of my constituent Mr Nicholas Djivanovic since 28 March last year? Given Mr Djivanovic’s case, the advice must be that investors considering Serbia should proceed with extreme caution, if at all.

Lord Young of Cookham Portrait Sir George Young
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I understand my hon. Friend’s concern, and I very much hope that the consular service is giving his constituent all the support that it can. I cannot promise an early debate, but this strikes me as an appropriate subject for an Adjournment debate, or indeed, if we have one, a debate on the pre-recess Adjournment. In the meantime, I will raise my hon. Friend’s constituency case with the appropriate Minister at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.