§ Mr. David NicholsonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what representations he has made to the Government of Bulgaria about its 553W expulsion of large numbers of the Turkish ethnic minority in that country; and what consultations he has had with other European Economic Community Governments regarding assistance to Turkey to meet the costs of resettlement.
§ Mr. WaldegraveI refer my hon. Friend to the reply that I gave to my hon. Friend the Member for Birmingham, Edgbaston (Dame Jill Knight) on 10 July.
We have discussed the political aspects of this issue with our EC partners, who, like us, are particularly concerned about developments in the region. As yet, no decision has been taken about EC aid for the resettlement of refugees from Bulgaria.