HC Deb 19 November 1997 vol 301 cc221-2W
Mr. Gordon Prentice

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make it his policy to oppose the application by Turkey to join the European Union and if he will make a statement. [16677]

Mr. Doug Henderson

No. We believe that Turkey's application to join the European Union should be judged by the same criteria as other applicants' applications.