| Heading: |
Mark Lowen |
| Question ID: |
1790180 |
| UIN: |
HL6293 |
| House: |
Lords |
| Date tabled: |
2025-03-28 |
| Asking Member ID: |
2533 |
| Asking Member display name: |
Lord Birt
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| Asking Member Twitter reference: |
Lord Birt
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| Member interest: |
false |
| Question text: |
To ask His Majesty's Government what representations they have made to the government of Turkey about the detention and deportation of BBC journalist Mark Lowen. |
| Is named day: |
false |
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| Date answered: |
2025-04-14 |
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| Is holding answer: |
false |
| Is correcting answer: |
false |
| Answering Member ID: |
3972 |
| Answering Member display name: |
Baroness Chapman of Darlington
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| Answering Member handle: |
JennyChapman
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| Answering Member Twitter reference: |
@JennyChapman
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| Answer text: |
The Government provided consular assistance to Mark Lowen, a British journalist detained and subsequently deported from Turkey. The Foreign Secretary spoke with Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan on Saturday 29 March. The UK expects Turkey to uphold its inter... |
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| Answering body ID: |
208 |
| Answering body name: |
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office |
| Tweeted: |
true |