§ Mr. Donald AndersonTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs whether the Government will review the sale of arms to Turkey in the light of concern about Turkey's human rights record, in particular in respect to its Kurdish population.
§ Mr. Garel-JonesWe are not considering an embargo on arms sales to Turkey. Turkey is a NATO ally, which has given and continues to give firm support to the Coalition during and after the Gulf conflict. Arms sales to Turkey are subject to the standard export licence procedure. Under this procedure, all applications are scrutinized in accordance with stringent criteria. These include an assessment of the recipient country's human rights record.