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967401

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date	04/09/2018
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: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer from Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 26 July (HL9469), how many separate cases of detention in Turkey have been raised with the government of Turkey; and on how many occasions each of those cases of detention have been raised.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL9903
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We do not reveal details of all the cases we have raised with the Turkish authorities nor the frequency with which we have raised them. However we will continue to raise key human rights issues, including individual cases where appropriate and in accordance with the criteria outlined in HL9904 with Turkey.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:12:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967402

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what criteria they use when deciding which cases of persons in detention to raise with the government of Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL9904
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>As explained in HL9056, when deciding which specific detention cases to raise with the Turkish authorities we examine each on a case by case basis, noting the nature of the charge and length of detention. This year we have raised several cases, mainly concerning human rights defenders and journalists. We will continue to engage with the Turkish authorities on these important human rights concerns.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:11:48 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967403

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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: Detainees
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many cases of persons held in detention in Turkey have been raised with the government of Turkey as a result of discussions and decisions taken by the EU member states acting in political co-operation.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL9905
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>We closely coordinate our approach to human rights-related work in Turkey with EU and other likeminded countries, such as Canada and Switzerland. We do not reveal details of all the cases we have collectively raised. We will continue to cooperate with our partners in this important field.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:08:34 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe

967405

registered interest
date	04/09/2018
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	UK Permanent Representation to the EU: Official Residences
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what are the cost, extent and purpose of the current refurbishment of the residence of the UK's Permanent Representative to the EU.
tabling member printed	Lord Balfe
uin	HL9906
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/09/2018 answer text <p>There is no current refurbishment of the UK Permanent Representative to the European Union’s Residence in Brussels. We are, however, currently undertaking routine maintenance to the front of the building.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/09/2018 15:30:09 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	4302 label Biography information for Lord Balfe