HC Deb 08 December 1978 vol 959 cc801-2W
Mr. Farr

asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the plight of Mrs. E. Smith and Mrs. E. Phillips, both of Leicester, who have been in a Turkish prison awaiting trial since February 1978.

Mr. Judd:

Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Phillips have been detained in custody since their arrest in February 1978 and are awaiting trial on charges of conspiracy to import drugs. There have been a number of investigatory hearings attended, on each occasion, by a consular officer. Another is due today.

We have made clear to the Turkish authorities our concern that the case should be brought to an early conclusion.