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940031

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations the Government has made to the Turkish Government on the cancellation of Istanbul Pride.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Nick Herbert
uin	163524
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>In the run-up to the Istanbul Pride March planned for early July our missions in Turkey raised the issue with the Turkish authorities in both Ankara and Istanbul. We urged Turkey to allow the march to go ahead and were disappointed that the ban was maintained and I stated as such in public comments. We will continue to encourage Turkey to respect the rights of the LGBTI community.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2018 14:45:50 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1479 label Biography information for Lord Herbert of South Downs

940032

registered interest
date	12/07/2018
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: LGBT+ People
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to support LGBT Rights in Turkey.
tabling member constituency	Arundel and South Downs
tabling member printed	Nick Herbert
uin	163525
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 17/07/2018 answer text <p>We fully support the rights of LGBTI groups in Turkey. We regularly urge Turkey to work towards full protection of their fundamental rights, including with respect to freedom of expression and assembly, and will continue to do so. The British Embassy in Ankara provides project support to a number of Turkish civil society organisations working in the area of fundamental freedoms. In recent years this has included groups working on LGBTI issues.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 17/07/2018 15:59:11 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
tabling member	1479 label Biography information for Lord Herbert of South Downs

908922

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations about the suppression of LGBTI rights in Turkey the Prime Minister made to the President of Turkey during his recent visit to London.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL8084
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>​The Prime Minister underlined to President Erdogan during his visit that we want to see democratic values and international human rights obligations upheld in Turkey.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2018 15:52:03 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

908923

registered interest
date	21/05/2018
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the right of LGBTI Pride to take place in Istanbul this year.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL8085
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/06/2018 answer text <p>​We support the rights of LGBTI groups in Turkey and regularly urge Turkey to work towards full protection of the right to freedom of expression and assembly. The UK provides project support to Turkish civil society organisations working to protect and promote fundamental freedoms. In recent years we have funded projects supporting groups working on freedom of expression and women's, minority and LGBTI rights.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 04/06/2018 15:52:21 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

532380

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 4 July (HL763), why the pride flag was not flown over the British Embassy in Ankara when the pride flag has been flown over embassies in Paris, Oslo, Tel Aviv and Santiago.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL977
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text The Rainbow flag was previously flown at some United Kingdom Diplomatic missions. Since 2015, following the implementation of a simple, clear and consistent flag flying policy, United Kingdom Diplomatic missions have only flown the Diplomatic, Union or Consular flag, the flags of the constituent countries of the UK on their respective national days and in certain countries, the European flag. United Kingdom Diplomatic missions do not fly any other flags. answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2016 15:14:12 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

532381

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 4 July (HL763), why they have not discussed with the government of Turkey the use of rubber bullets and tear gas against LGBT people on the streets of Istanbul.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL978
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 4 July 2016 in response to his question of 20 June 2016 (HL763). This stated that we regularly underline the importance of all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government, including freedom of assembly. We have expressed concerns over the disproportionate use of rubber bullets and tear gas by Turkish authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2016 15:14:30 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

532382

registered interest
date	04/07/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Anelay of St Johns on 4 July (HL763), when they plan to raise with the government of Turkey the use of tear gas and rubber bullets against LGBT people on the streets of Istanbul.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL979
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 13/07/2016 answer text <p>I refer the noble Lord to my answer of 4 July in response to his question of 20 June 2016 (HL763), in which I stated that we regularly underline the importance of all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government, including freedom of assembly. We have expressed concerns over the disproportionate use of rubber bullets and tear gas by Turkish authorities.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns question first answered 13/07/2016 15:14:47 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

528197

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the banning of the Istanbul LGBT Pride march.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL763
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>We have not discussed these specific cases with the Government of Turkey. We regularly underline the importance of all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government, including the freedom of assembly and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex persons. We did not fly the rainbow flag over our Embassy in Ankara over the weekend commencing 24 June. British Missions overseas fly the Diplomatic, Union or Consular flag throughout the year, the flags of the constituent countries of the UK on their respective national days and in certain countries the European flag. Missions do not fly any other flags.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL764 HL766 question first answered 04/07/2016 14:58:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

528198

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government whether the rainbow flag will be flown over the British Embassy in Turkey over the weekend commencing 24 June.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL764
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>We have not discussed these specific cases with the Government of Turkey. We regularly underline the importance of all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government, including the freedom of assembly and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex persons. We did not fly the rainbow flag over our Embassy in Ankara over the weekend commencing 24 June. British Missions overseas fly the Diplomatic, Union or Consular flag throughout the year, the flags of the constituent countries of the UK on their respective national days and in certain countries the European flag. Missions do not fly any other flags.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL763 HL766 question first answered 04/07/2016 14:58:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven

528200

registered interest
date	20/06/2016
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: LGBT+ People
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty’s Government what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey about the reported use of tear gas and rubber bullets at a LGBT pride march in Istanbul.
tabling member printed	Lord Scriven
uin	HL766
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 04/07/2016 answer text <p>We have not discussed these specific cases with the Government of Turkey. We regularly underline the importance of all fundamental freedoms as part of our broader dialogue with the Turkish government, including the freedom of assembly and the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, and/or intersex persons. We did not fly the rainbow flag over our Embassy in Ankara over the weekend commencing 24 June. British Missions overseas fly the Diplomatic, Union or Consular flag throughout the year, the flags of the constituent countries of the UK on their respective national days and in certain countries the European flag. Missions do not fly any other flags.</p> answering member printed Baroness Anelay of St Johns grouped question UIN HL763 HL764 question first answered 04/07/2016 14:58:44 answering member 3474 label Biography information for Baroness Anelay of St Johns
tabling member	4333 label Biography information for Lord Scriven