Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government, further to the Written Answers by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 25 June (HL8548 and HL8549), and further to the reply by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon on 27 June (HL Deb, col 182), what criteria they use when determining which individual cases of detention in Turkey to make representations about; and how many individuals have had representations made on their behalf so far this year.

​When deciding which specific detention cases to raise with the Turkish authorities we examine each on a case by case basis, noting the nature of the charge and length of detention. This year we have raised several cases, mainly concerning human rights defenders and journalists. We will continue to engage with the Turkish authorities on these important human rights concerns.