§ Mr. CorbynTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what assessment his Department has made of the treatment of Kurdish people in Turkey; and what representations have been made to the Turkish Government. [73163]
§ Mr. WigleyTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Turkish Government concerning the violation of the human rights of Kurdish citizens. [72823]
§ Ms QuinWe regularly raise human rights issues in our bilateral discussions with the Turkish government. We have repeatedly stressed to the Turkish authorities that a lasting solution to the conflict in south east Turkey can come about only if the Turkish government address the social and economic problems of the south east and the aspirations of the Kurdish population there.