Written question asked by David Lammy (Labour) on Tuesday, 19 July 2022, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 July 2022. It was answered by Amanda Milling (Conservative) on Friday, 29 July 2022 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 she last made representations to her Iranian counterpart on the case of Morad Tahbaz.

Answer: On 27 July the Tahbaz family confirmed Morad has been released from Evin prison on furlough and is at their home in Tehran. This welcome development follows intensive diplomatic efforts at all levels, by the UK and our partners. Morad Tahbaz is a UK-US-Iranian tri-national, and we will continue to work closely with the United States to secure his permanent release and departure from Iran. We urge the Government of Iran to end its practice of unfairly detaining British and other foreign nationals, and we will continue to work with likeminded partners to that end.

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