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Written question asked by Bishop of Leeds (Bishops (affiliation)) on Monday, 10 December 2018, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 24 December 2018. It was answered by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (Conservative) on Thursday, 20 December 2018 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Iran: Sanctions

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of any impact of the reintroduction of sanctions on Iran by the United States on refugee and migration flows from Iran.

Answer

The second set of US unilateral sanctions on Iran came into full force on 5 November. We consider it is therefore too soon to be able to fully assess the impact of the reintroduction of these sanctions on refugee and migration flows from Iran. However, Iran continues to be a significant source of migrants to the UK. Its economy has suffered from high inflation and a significant decline in the currency value this year.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL12149
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Migration Refugees USA Sanctions Iran
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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