Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, following the judgment of the European Court of Human Rights on 17 October 2017, they intend to call for the release from custody in Russia of Oleg Navalny.

We remain concerned by the legitimacy of the criminal charges brought against both Alexei and Oleg Navalny. Whilst we note the severity of the charges and acknowledge that nobody is above the law, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled in 2017 that the same charges were "arbitrary and manifestly unreasonable". This continues to raise questions about the selective application of the rule of law in Russia. The UK will continue to call on Russia to implement ECHR judgments, in line with their international commitments.