Hansard

EU: Turkey

Volume 684: debated on Monday 3 July 2006

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Lord Dykes

asked Her Majesty's Government:

Whether they have made an assessment of any increase in opposition in the United Kingdom and within other member states to the European Union membership negotiations with Turkey.[HL6486]

The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
(Lord Triesman)

Although the Government have not made a recent assessment, a Eurobarometer poll of UK citizens was published in February 2006. It shows 38 per cent in favour of Turkey joining the EU and 42 per cent against; a survey six months earlier showed 45 per cent in favour and 37 per cent against. The February survey shows figures for EU member states as a whole with 31 per cent in favour of Turkey joining the EU and 55 per cent against.