Written question asked by David Lammy (Labour) on Friday, 14 July 2023, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 18 July 2023. It was answered by David Rutley (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 July 2023 on behalf of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.

Morad Tahbaz

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when he last made representations to his Iranian counterpart on the case of Morad Tahbaz.

Answer: Following Iran's failure to honour its commitment to grant Morad Tahbaz an indefinite furlough from prison, we continue to underline our objection to Iran's behaviour at all available opportunities, both in London and via our Ambassador in Tehran. Lord (Tariq) Ahmad of Wimbledon issued a statement on 10 January, the fifth anniversary of Tahbaz's detention, calling on Iran to release him so that he can return to his family in Tehran. Officials and Ministers regularly update the Tahbaz family on our public and private representations: Lord (Tariq) Ahmad met them most recently on 28 June. Morad is a UK-US-Iranian tri-national, and we continue to work closely with the United States to secure his permanent release and departure from Iran.

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