Turkey

House of Lords written question – answered at on 10 January 2011.

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Photo of Lord Patten Lord Patten Conservative

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Baroness Hanham on 15 December (WA 202), when they last drew those facts about freedom of worship in the United Kingdom to the attention of the Turkish authorities directly, rather than through European Union channels.

Photo of Lord Howell of Guildford Lord Howell of Guildford Minister of State (Foreign and Commonwealth Office) (International Energy Policy)

The Government have not discussed freedom of worship in the United Kingdom with the Turkish authorities. However, our embassy in Ankara regularly raises the issue of religious freedom in Turkey with its Turkish counterparts.

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