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790953

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	date	16/11/2017
	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	Yemen: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the role of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in supplying arms and ballistic missiles to the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	113608
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The UK is aware of reports that Iran has provided the Houthis with ballistic missiles. These reports are deeply concerning, and it is essential that the UN investigates them fully. The UK strongly condemns Houthi missile attacks on Saudi Arabia, including the ballistic missile attempt of 4 November. Such attacks prolong the conflict in Yemen, fuel regional tensions and undermine UN efforts to reach a political solution.</p><p>The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and associated entities are known to be involved in multiple regional conflicts, including operating through proxies. The Government is clear that Iran should cease disruptive involvement in regional conflicts, and should instead look to play a constructive role in regional stability.​</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2017 16:10:40 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

790952

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps: Human Rights
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what information his Department holds on the role of the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in human rights violations in Iran.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	113606
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>The human rights situation in Iran is a serious concern and the Foreign and Commonwealth Office has designated Iran as a human rights priority country. The latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur for Human Rights in Iran sets out the role of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in human rights violations in Iran, in particular, their role in the harassment and detention of minority groups. Several prominent members of the IRGC are listed under EU human rights sanctions and I was able to raise our wider human rights concerns with my Iranian counterpart during my visit to Tehran in August this year.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2017 15:53:29 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers

791014

	registered interest
	date	16/11/2017
	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	Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for the Foreign Affairs, whether he has had discussions with her US counterpart on that country's decision to add the Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its list of Specially Designated Global Terrorist groupings.
	tabling member constituency	Chipping Barnet
	tabling member printed	Theresa Villiers
	uin	113669
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 21/11/2017 answer text <p>In addition to US sanctions, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is already subject to EU sanctions in its entirety. Furthermore, a large number of individuals and entities are also designated because of their support for, or links to, the IRGC. Listings fall under the EU's proliferation and human rights sanctions regimes relating to Iran, as well as under the EU Syria sanctions regime.</p><p>The UK – including during the Foreign Secretary’s recent visit to Washington – regularly talks to the US about a variety of issues related to Iran, including our commitment to keeping the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action and our concerns about Iran’s destabilising activities in the region.</p> answering member constituency North East Bedfordshire answering member printed Alistair Burt question first answered 21/11/2017 16:12:35 answering member 1201 label Biography information for Alistair Burt
	tabling member	1500 label Biography information for Theresa Villiers