HL Deb 20 March 1997 vol 579 c81WA
Lord Hylton

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they are satisfied that the new time limits for detention of suspects in Turkey, announced in an Embassy Press Release of 10 March 1997, bring Turkey completely into line with the European Convention on Human Rights, and if not, why.

Baroness Chalker of Wallasey

We welcome the reduction in detention lengths in Turkey announced on 6 March. We will urge the Turkish authorities to enforce these measures in full. The validity of any argument that the measures are incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights would be for the Convention institutions to determine, not for us.