HC Deb 29 January 1981 vol 997 c487W
Mr. Moate

asked the Lord Privy Seal if the present association agreement with Turkey contains as one of its goals the free circulation of Turkish workers within the Community on the same terms as European Economic Community citizens.

Sir Ian Gilmour

Article 12 of the Ankara Agreement of 1963 commits the Community and Turkey to "achieve progressively free movement of labour between themselves". In September 1980 certain improvements in favour of Turkish workers in the Community were agreed but these did not accord Turkish workers the same terms as Community citizens.