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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2017-06-28more like thismore than 2017-06-28
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Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
house id 2 more like this
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pref label House of Lords more like this
question text Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of recent reports that the Turkish Governor of Mardin has confiscated some 60 properties, including churches, monasteries and cemeteries. more like this
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The Lord Bishop of Southwark more like this
uin HL236 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
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answer text <p>​Our understanding of the situation is that legal changes to local government structures in Mardin, where many important Assyrian religious sites are found, resulted in 2012 in the transfer of the title deeds to some religious sites from local bodies to central government, and eventually to the Government's Directorate for Religious Affairs. Assyrian organisations are making legal appeals against these decisions. The British Embassy in Ankara will be closely following this process. We strongly support religious freedom in Turkey and have supported civil society organisations working in this area.</p> more like this
answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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4210
label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon more like this
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label Biography information for The Lord Bishop of Southwark more like this