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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-22more like thismore than 2020-01-22
answering body
Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
answering dept id 16 more like this
answering dept short name Foreign and Commonwealth Office remove filter
answering dept sort name Foreign and Commonwealth Office more like this
hansard heading Iran: Detainees more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
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pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps he is taking to help ensure that British citizens illegally imprisoned in Iran have (a) adequate food and (b) warm clothes. more like this
tabling member constituency Hampstead and Kilburn more like this
tabling member printed
Tulip Siddiq more like this
uin 6736 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-27more like thismore than 2020-01-27
answer text <p>​We regularly request consular access to all our dual-national prisoners to ensure that they are treated in accordance with international standards and that their welfare needs are met. However, Iran considers these individuals to be Iranians under Iranian law and has not granted the British Government access. Although there is no international legal obligation to recognise dual nationality, we consider our dual-national prisoners to be British and will continue to request access to them.</p> more like this
answering member constituency Pendle more like this
answering member printed Andrew Stephenson remove filter
question first answered
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answering member
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label Biography information for Andrew Stephenson remove filter
tabling member
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label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq more like this