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634091

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	date	11/11/2016
	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: British Nationals Abroad
	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 he is taking to offer support to UK nationals who have been forced to leave their employment in Turkey in light of the political situation in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	52542
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2016 answer text <p>​We provide consular support to British nationals in difficulty in Turkey, where appropriate. The assistance available to British nationals in Turkey is explained in our publication 'Support for British nationals abroad: A Guide'. We have also updated our travel advice for Turkey following restrictions imposed by the current state of emergency in Turkey that may affect British nationals, which includes advice to carry passports and a copy of visa or residence permit at all times.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 21/11/2016 17:10:16 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634086

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what discussions he has had with the Turkish government on the protection of the rights and freedoms of UK nationals living and working in that country.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	52541
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>We regularly raise human rights concerns with Turkish authorities, including issues directly affecting British nationals. The Foreign Secretary, my Rt Hon. Friend, the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) most recently spoke about this during his visit to Turkey on 25 September, as did I during my visit in October.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:43:25 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day

634085

	registered interest
	date	11/11/2016
	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: British Nationals Abroad
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many UK nationals living and working in Turkey have been (a) detained, (b) deported and (c) forced to leave the country following the recent political unrest.
	tabling member constituency	Linlithgow and East Falkirk
	tabling member printed	Martyn Day
	uin	52540
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/11/2016 answer text <p>We are providing consular assistance to one British national who was detained and subsequently released and who is subject to a travel ban following the attempted coup in July. A further four dual Turkish-British nationals have contacted the Embassy in connection with their travel bans.</p> answering member constituency Rutland and Melton answering member printed Sir Alan Duncan question first answered 18/11/2016 14:17:06 answering member 343 label Biography information for Sir Alan Duncan
	tabling member	4488 label Biography information for Martyn Day