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943380

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 3 July (HL8831), what assessment they have made of (1) the prison conditions in which British nationals are held in Turkey, and (2) those prisoners' ability to communicate regularly with family and friends in the UK.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9596
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>Our consular staff do not conduct formal assessments of prison conditions as they are not a monitoring body. A detained British national can contact our Embassy with any concerns about prison conditions and impact on their welfare. Consular staff will then raise these concerns directly with the appropriate authorities.</p><p>The prisons in Turkey have a set procedure to ensure detainees have regular contact with friends and family. Detainees are allowed visits from friends and family following a request in advance through our Embassy. Detainees can apply for immediate family members to be placed on a telephone list so that they can call them regularly. They can also send and receive letters or faxes.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2018 15:24:18 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

943381

registered interest
date	17/07/2018
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: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 10 July (HL9039), whether they have received representations from British faith groups seeking to open buildings for worship in Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9597
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 01/08/2018 answer text <p>​We are not aware of any such representations.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 01/08/2018 12:18:49 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

932066

registered interest
date	27/06/2018
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: Religious Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (HL8304), whether British Christians and Jews may set up new public buildings for their worship in Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL9039
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 10/07/2018 answer text <p>In order for religious groups to establish new places of worship in Turkey they must apply to the Turkish government for them to be legally recognised as places of worship. If constructing a new building as a place of worship, religious groups must first apply for permission from the municipality to do so. It is against the law to hold religious services at a location not recognized by the government as a place of worship; the government may fine or close the venues of those violating the law.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 10/07/2018 16:06:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

928178

registered interest
date	20/06/2018
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 14 June (HL8302), of the 41 British nationals detained in Turkey, what is (1) the longest, (2) the shortest, and (3) the average length of, sentence being served.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8831
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/07/2018 answer text <p>As of May 2018, 41 British nationals are detained in Turkey. We are providing consular assistance as necessary. However we do not hold specific data on the longest, shortest and average length of each sentence being served. The data we hold does not provide a breakdown of sentencing information for individual cases.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 03/07/2018 16:15:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

917777

registered interest
date	05/06/2018
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: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Turkey about the freedom of Christian worship by British visitors.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8371
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>It is our understanding that British visitors to Turkey are free to worship as they please, regardless of which faith they belong to. We expect Turkey to uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief for Turkish citizens and foreign visitors alike. The Turkish constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion, and President Erdogan publicly reiterated his commitment to those values at the beginning of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2018 16:08:45 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

916596

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: British Nationals Abroad
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government how many British citizens are currently detained in Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8302
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>In May 2018 the Foreign and Commonwealth Office was aware of 41 British nationals detained in Turkey.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 13:35:47 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

916598

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: Christianity
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what representations they intend to make to the government of Turkey about the freedom of Christian worship by British visitors.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8304
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/06/2018 answer text <p>It is our understanding that British visitors to Turkey are free to worship as they please, regardless of which faith they belong to. We expect Turkey to uphold the right to freedom of religion or belief for Turkish citizens and foreign visitors alike. The Turkish constitution provides for freedom of conscience and religion, and President Erdogan publicly reiterated his commitment to those values at the beginning of this year.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 18/06/2018 13:19:42 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

916599

registered interest
date	04/06/2018
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: Press Freedom
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what guidance about personal safety they make available to British media and journalists visiting Turkey.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL8305
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 14/06/2018 answer text <p>The Foreign and Commonwealth Office maintains comprehensive, up to date travel advice for Turkey for all British nationals visiting or living in Turkey. This includes information and advice on matters of safety and security. We provide travel advice to help British nationals, including representatives of the media and journalists, make informed decisions about their travel and plan for a safe trip. The travel advice can be located at GOV.UK.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 14/06/2018 13:36:17 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

899982

registered interest
date	08/05/2018
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	Spain: Territorial Waters
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 28 March (HL6465), how many times British state vessels made incursions into Spanish territorial waters between 1 March 2017 and 28 February 2018.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL7645
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/05/2018 answer text <p>Further to my written answer of 28 March 2018 (HL6465), the term ‘British State vessel’ is broad and could apply to any vessel which is acting on British State business. This includes a range of Government Department vessels, merchant vessels, Royal Navy vessels and other vessels registered under the various shipping registries that the Red Ensign covers, including those of the British Crown Dependencies and Overseas Territories. As such, Her Majesty’s Government does not hold a central record of the passages of British State vessels into Spanish Territorial Waters.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 22/05/2018 11:40:01 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten

867258

registered interest
date	19/03/2018
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	Gibraltar: Spain
house id	2
legislature	25277 pref label House of Lords
question text	To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their estimate of the number of incursions by Spanish state vessels into the British waters around Gibraltar in the last 12 months.
tabling member printed	Lord Patten
uin	HL6465
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/03/2018 answer text <p>There were 602 incursions by Spanish State vessels into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters from 1 March 2017 to 28 February 2018.</p><p>Incursions are a violation of sovereignty, not a threat to it. They do not weaken or undermine the legal basis in international law for British sovereignty over Gibraltar, including British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. The Royal Navy continues to challenge all incursions into British Gibraltar Territorial Waters. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office backs this up politically by making formal diplomatic protests to the Spanish government.</p> answering member printed Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon question first answered 28/03/2018 15:42:16 answering member 4210 label Biography information for Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon
tabling member	1137 label Biography information for Lord Patten