§ Mr. ArbuthnotTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs pursuant to his answer of 20 January 2004,Official Report, column 1162W, on Mr. Robert Ellis, what the nature was of the representations made and of the response given during the discussion of the case of Mr. Robert Ellis that took place between the Minister of State and the Head of the Turkish European Secretariat General in Ankara on 13 January. [151768]
§ Mr. MacShaneAs I said in my answer of 20 January and in my letter of 7 January to the right hon. Member, Robert Ellis has received an extraordinary level of support from British Ministers and our diplomatic, commercial and consular network in Turkey. My own meeting with the European Union Secretariat General in Ankara on 13 January was simply the most recent occasion on which we drew attention to our continuing interest in this case. Our concerns were noted.