§ Lord McCluskeyasked Her Majesty's Government:
On what dates the Government of the Republic of Turkey complied with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights in the following cases, by paying to the parties entitled thereto (i) any sums awarded by way of compensation; and (ii) any awards of costs and expenses: (a) Kaya v. Turkey (Application No. 22729/93) judgment 19 February 1998; (b) Kurt v. Turkey (15/1997.799/1002) final judgment 25 May 1998; (c) The Socialist Party and Other v. Turkey (Application No. 21237/93) judgment 25 May 1998; (d) Incal v. Turkey (Application No. 22678/93) judgment 9 June 1998; and (e) Ceylan v. Turkey (Application No. 23556/94) judgment 8 July 1999. [HL2067]
§ Baroness Ramsay of CartvaleInformation relating to the execution of the judgments of the ECHR in all their stages remains confidential until the Committee of Ministers decides otherwise by issuing interim or final resolutions. No interim resolution has been issued on matters relating to the payments in respect of216WA any of these cases. Nonetheless, I am able to provide the following information:
Turkey has paid all sums due in cases (c)—the Socialist Party, (d)—Incal and (e)—Ceylan and within the time limits of three months. On cases (a)—Kaya and (b)—Kurt, the sums ordered have been paid but some questions of detail on these payments still remain to be resolved.