Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with his Russian counterpart on plans to provide safe access for football supporters at the 2018 World Cup in that country.

The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) and President Putin discussed security cooperation in the context of the 2018 Russia World Cup during their meeting at the G20 on 4 September.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office is responsible for supporting British Nationals overseas and wil publish later this year Travel Advice for British supporters planning to attend the 2018 World Cup.

The British Embassy in Moscow has had a number of detailed discussions with the Russian Government about the safety and security of British Nationals during the World Cup and has visited host cities. The UK Football Policing Unit is also working with Russian counterparts to help ensure the safety of travelling football supporters and plan to visit Russia to discuss this further.