Written question asked by Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat) on Wednesday, 16 November 2016, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Friday, 18 November 2016. It was answered by Tobias Ellwood (Conservative) on Thursday, 24 November 2016 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Kamal Foroughi and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, with reference to the UN statement of 7 October 2016 calling for the immediate and unconditional release of British Iranian dual nationals, if he will make public representations to the government of Iran calling for that release.

Answer: Ministers and officials regularly make representations to the Iranian Government on all our consular cases. The Prime Minister, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Maidenhead (Mrs May) raised our dual national cases with Iranian President Rouhani in person on 20 September, and followed up by letter on 3 October. The Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, my Rt Hon. Friend the Member for Uxbridge and South Ruislip (Mr Johnson) also raised our cases with Iranian Foreign Minister Zarif on 22 September, and followed up by letter on 4 November.

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Type: Written question
Reference: 53303
Session: 2016-17
Related items: Kamal Foroughi and Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe
Friday, 13 January 2017
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Prisoners Iran Foroughi, Kamal Zaghari-Ratcliffe, Nazanin
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