In the Lords

My noble friend makes an important and powerful point. It is not for me to discuss the proscription of individual cases.

My Lords, the Iranian regime has a long, dark record of persecution—not just of religious minorities but of the LGBT community and, as has a

My Lords, I assume that these discussions are happening, but I do not know as I am not party to them.

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.

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

My noble friend makes an important point.

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.