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521569

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date	25/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Human Rights
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the Turkish government on the effect of its policies on freedom of speech, the right to a fair trial and the rule of law.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	38579
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text As a friend and ally we regularly underline the importance of freedom of expression and all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government. answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/06/2016 15:23:23 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

521581

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Politics and Government
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, whether he has made representations to the government of Turkey on that government's proposal to remove parliamentary immunity from opposition members of parliament.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	38475
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The lifting of parliamentary immunity is a matter for the Turkish parliament. As a modern democracy and candidate for EU accession, we would expect Turkey to undertake any subsequent legal processes transparently and to fully respect the rule of law.</p> answering member constituency Aylesbury answering member printed Mr David Lidington question first answered 06/06/2016 15:13:10 answering member 15 label Biography information for Sir David Lidington
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard

521582

registered interest
date	25/05/2016
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Turkey: Armed Conflict
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to recommendation 8 of the report of the Foreign Affairs Committee, The UK's role in the war against ISIL following the cessation of hostilities in Syria in February 2016, published on 24 March 2016, what representations he has made to his Turkish counterpart on seeking a negotiated, peaceful and democratic solution to the conflict in predominantly Kurdish areas of Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Edinburgh East
tabling member printed	Tommy Sheppard
uin	38477
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/06/2016 answer text <p>The ongoing violence in the predominantly Kurdish areas of south-east Turkey is extremely concerning. We believe Turkey has a legitimate right to defend itself against the PKK, whose attacks we condemn as we condemn all terrorism. Our thoughts are with the victims of these attacks, and the civilians who have been caught up in the violence. As in any conflict, civilian casualties should be avoided and human rights need to be fully protected. PKK violence must end and the peace process be resumed. We stand ready to help in any way we can. The Foreign Secretary and Her Majesty’s Ambassador to Turkey have emphasised to the Turkish government the need to respect human rights, avoid civilian casualties and return to the peace process.</p> answering member constituency Bournemouth East answering member printed Mr Tobias Ellwood question first answered 06/06/2016 13:39:29 answering member 1487 label Biography information for Mr Tobias Ellwood
tabling member	4453 label Biography information for Tommy Sheppard