§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will list the total number of British subjects believed to be in prison in Turkey; what visiting arrangements they have from British officials; and what steps have been taken concerning repatriation.
§ Mrs. ChalkerThere is at present only one British citizen imprisoned in Turkey. British consular officials visit him about once a month.
Both the United Kingdom and Turkey are parties to the Council of Europe convention on the transfer of sentenced persons. The convention came into force for Turkey on 1 January 1988. The Home Office are already in direct contact with the Turkish Ministry of Justice about the possibility of transferring this British prisoner to the United Kingdom.