Written question asked by Lord Hylton (Crossbench), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 12 March 2002. It was answered by Baroness Symons of Vernham Dean (Labour) on Tuesday, 12 March 2002.

Symons of Vernham Dean, Baroness

Question: What reports they have received from the British Embassy in Ankara concerning the explusion of inhabitants from villages and hamlets in the Van and Sirnak districts in 2001, and the destruction for the second time of Senlikkoya in October 2000; whether they have any information concerning difficulties faced by inhabitants wishing to return to their original villages; and whether they will draw the attention of the Government of Turkey to the United Nations Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement (dated 1998). [HL 2915].

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