In the Lords

My Lords, discussions with representatives from Qatar, the UAE and others are regular and ongoing.

As noble Lords will know, it is not always the case that those who have been arrested and held by the Iranian regime contact the UK Governme

The UK maintains a wide range of sanctions designed to constrain Iran’s destabilising activity within the wider region.

My noble friend makes an important point.

Absolutely not.

My Lords, I am sure that the House shares the outrage expressed by the Foreign Secretary on Thursday at the Iranian regime’s execution of pr

Absolutely. In Iran, the law already provides some protection—for example, the Jewish community has protection within the constitution.

My Lords, there are a whole range of activities and actions that the UK can take bilaterally—which I have already mentioned—in relation to s

The UK is committed to preventing and responding to conflict-related sexual violence.

The UK Government has committed a total of £95 million of Official Development Assistance to the Global Financing Facility from 2017 to 2025