HC Deb 11 January 1995 vol 252 c166W
Mr. Steen

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what time was spent by Her Majesty's ambassador in Ankara on bilateral/lateral relations, assisting British exports, aid to British citizens, United Kingdom immigration, aid and domestic policies, in the last financial year.

Mr. David Davis

Her Majesty's ambassador in Ankara in the last financial year spent approximately 15 per cent. of his time on bilateral affairs, 30 per cent. on promoting British exports, 20 per cent. on following domestic Turkish politics, 20 per cent. on Turkish external policy, three per cent. on consular affairs, two per cent. on immigration work and ten per cent. on management of the embassy. The breakdown of time spent for the rest of the embassy is of course different. He has minimal personal involvement in the small amount of aid activity in Turkey.

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