Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answer by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 18 September (HL9905), whether they will now answer the question asked, namely 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.

​We have participated in one coordinated EU action over detained Turkish citizens. This related to the imprisonment of the leadership of the People's Democratic Party (HDP) and its MPs in November 2016. The EU issued a statement at that time. As previously stated (HL 9905), we do not reveal details of all the cases we have raised. We will continue to cooperate with our partners in this important field.