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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2020-01-08more like thismore than 2020-01-08
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: USA more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps the Government is taking to help de-escalate tensions between Iran and the US. more like this
tabling member constituency Southampton, Itchen more like this
tabling member printed
Royston Smith more like this
uin 1409 more like this
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answer
is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2020-01-14more like thismore than 2020-01-14
answer text <p>Following the death of Qasem Soleimani, we urged all parties to de-escalate tensions and find a diplomatic way through the crisis. We are clear that calls for retaliation or reprisals will lead to more violence in the region, which is in no one’s interest. The Prime Minister has spoken to President Trump, President Rouhani, President Macron, Chancellor Merkel and Prime Minister Abdul-Mahdi in recent days, and will have calls with other leaders in the coming days to encourage de-escalation. ​</p> more like this
answering member constituency South West Wiltshire more like this
answering member printed Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
question first answered
less than 2020-01-14T17:05:54.237Zmore like thismore than 2020-01-14T17:05:54.237Z
answering member
1466
label Biography information for Dr Andrew Murrison more like this
tabling member
4478
label Biography information for Royston Smith more like this