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registered interest false more like this
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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
hansard heading Turkey: Coronavirus more like this
house id 2 more like this
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25277
pref label House of Lords more like this
question text To ask Her Majesty's Government what discussions they have had with the government of Turkey about the steps it is taking to protect (1) prisoners awaiting trial, and (2) those convicted of political offences, from contracting COVID-19. more like this
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Lord Hylton more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-05-20more like thismore than 2020-05-20
answer text <p>We speak regularly to Turkey about our concerns relating to the risks posed by COVID-19 in Turkey. Ministers and our Ambassador to Turkey continue to engage the Turkish Government on Covid risks and future work to tackle the disease.</p><p>We support the call made by the UN Secretary-General in his message of 22 April that human rights must be at the front and centre of the COVID-19 response and recovery. We continue to be clear in our expectation that Turkey, like all countries, should live up to its human rights obligations towards all its citizens. We support all efforts by the UN to minimise long-term damage to global economies, societies, politics and freedoms.</p> more like this
answering member printed Baroness Sugg more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-05-20T15:28:15.587Zmore like thismore than 2020-05-20T15:28:15.587Z
answering member
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label Biography information for Baroness Sugg more like this
tabling member
2018
label Biography information for Lord Hylton remove filter