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star this property registered interest false more like this
star this property date less than 2015-01-13more like thismore than 2015-01-13
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
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unstar this property answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
unstar this property answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
star this property hansard heading Turkey more like this
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star this property pref label House of Commons more like this
star this property question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he plans to take to encourage the consolidation of developments in religious freedom in Turkey. more like this
star this property tabling member constituency Belfast North more like this
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Mr Nigel Dodds more like this
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star this property is ministerial correction true more like this
star this property date of answer less than 2015-01-19more like thismore than 2015-01-19
star this property answer text <p>We regularly raise the issue of religious freedom in bilateral discussions with the Turkish government. In early January 2015, Her Majesty´s Ambassador to Turkey met with the Head of the Diyanet (Presidency of Religious Affairs in Turkey) to discuss religious freedom. In 2014, we organised a round table with religious groups in Istanbul with the Archbishop of Canterbury. Our embassy in Ankara has regular meetings with religious groups and civil society to discuss strengthening freedom of religion in Turkey. The 2014 European Commission Annual Progress report on Turkey noted the need for comprehensive reform of legislation on freedom of thought, conscience and religion, and application of this legislation, in line with European Court of Human Rights rulings, Council of Europe recommendations and EU standards. We support this assessment and will continue to work closely with Turkey, EU Member States, and with the European institutions, to encourage further reforms, including on religious freedom, that will continue to underpin Turkey’s accession process.</p>
unstar this property answering member constituency Aylesbury more like this
star this property answering member printed Mr David Lidington more like this
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less than 2015-01-19T16:46:49.657Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-19T16:46:49.657Z
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less than 2015-01-19T16:56:26.693Zmore like thismore than 2015-01-19T16:56:26.693Z
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star this property label Biography information for Sir David Lidington more like this
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star this property answering member constituency Monmouth more like this
star this property answering member printed David T. C. Davies more like this
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unstar this property label Biography information for Lord Dodds of Duncairn more like this