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1351631

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date	18/08/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether his Department is pursuing an independent prisoner swap arrangement for British national hostages in Iran separately from the US.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	41091
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 09/09/2021 answer text <p>Securing the immediate and permanent release of arbitrarily detained dual British nationals in Iran is a top priority. The Foreign Secretary has repeatedly pressed for this, as have our Ambassadors in Tehran. We do not accept any of our dual nationals being used as diplomatic leverage. All decisions we take in these cases are based on what we believe will be in the best interests for these detained British nationals.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 09/09/2021 16:29:14 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1348757

registered interest
date	20/07/2021
answering body	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept id	208
answering dept short name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
hansard heading	Iran: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions the Government has held with the Iranian Government on the possibility of prisoner exchanges for the purposes of securing the release of British-Iranian dual nationals held arbitrarily in Iran.
tabling member constituency	Wigan
tabling member printed	Lisa Nandy
uin	36625
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 06/09/2021 answer text <p>Securing the immediate and permanent release of arbitrarily detained dual British nationals in Iran is a top priority. The Foreign Secretary has repeatedly pressed for this, most recently on 20 August, as has our Ambassador in Tehran. We do not accept any of our dual nationals being used as diplomatic leverage. All decisions we take in these cases are based on what we believe will be in the best interests for these detained British nationals.</p> answering member constituency Braintree answering member printed James Cleverly question first answered 06/09/2021 15:14:13 answering member 4366 label Biography information for James Cleverly
tabling member	4082 label Biography information for Lisa Nandy

1172583

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, how many British citizens imprisoned in Iran (a) he and (b) representatives of his Department have visited in the last 12 months.
tabling member constituency	Hampstead and Kilburn
tabling member printed	Tulip Siddiq
uin	6738
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 30/01/2020 answer text <p>​Iran does not grant us consular access to British dual national detainees; nor do they give us sight of legal process or changes. We will continue to request access to them, however Iran considers these individuals to be Iranians under Iranian law and have not granted the British Government access.</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 30/01/2020 11:55:24 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4518 label Biography information for Tulip Siddiq

1172676

registered interest
date	22/01/2020
answering body	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept id	16
answering dept short name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
answering dept sort name	Foreign and Commonwealth Office
hansard heading	Iran: Prisoners
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Government of Iran on the imprisonment of (a) Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani and (b) other Christian prisoners of conscience.
tabling member constituency	Glasgow North
tabling member printed	Patrick Grady
uin	6718
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 28/01/2020 answer text <p>​We have repeatedly expressed our concerns to the Government of Iran at the ongoing incarceration, and the shocking sentencing of Christians for practicing their faith. We welcome the recent release of Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani following his unjust imprisonment, and urge the Iranian authorities to release anyone currently detained based upon their religion or belief.</p><p>While Christian minorities are formally protected in the constitution of Iran, the reality is that many non-Muslims face discrimination. We regularly call upon Iran to cease harassment of all religious minorities and to fulfil its international and domestic obligations to protect freedom of religion or belief. Defending persecuted Christians, and persecuted individuals of all faiths or beliefs, remains a priority for the British Government. We will continue to take action, both bilaterally and with the international community, to press Iran to improve its poor human rights record.</p><p>​</p> answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison question first answered 28/01/2020 12:30:03 answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison previous answer version 3114 answering member constituency South West Wiltshire answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison answering member 1466 label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison
tabling member	4432 label Biography information for Patrick Grady