Private notice question on Monday, 15 June 2026, in the House of Lords, led by Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon. The answering member was Baroness Chapman of Darlington.

Middle East: Iran Conflict

Lords private notice question on, further to the announcement by the US and Iran of an agreement to end the conflict in the Middle East, what plans they have, if any, to (1) support the reopening of the Straits of Hormuz and (2) address wider issues of defence and security of the United Kingdom's Gulf partners.

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Type: Parliamentary proceeding
Reference: 857 cc14-9
Session: 2026-27
Department: Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Chamber / Committee: House of Lords chamber
Proceeding contributions: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 857 cc14-9 (Link to this contribution)
To ask His Majesty’s Government, further to the announcement by the US and Iran of an agreement t...; Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 857 c14 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I beg leave to ask the Question of which I have given private notice. I draw attention ...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c14 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the UK welcomes the agreement between the United States and Iran and commends all invol...; Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon | 857 c14 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I am sure that the Minister and all noble Lords will join me in recognising the importa...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c15 (Link to this contribution)
These are great questions, and they are the exact questions we have been asking ourselves in the ...; Lord Austin of Dudley | 857 c15 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is to be welcomed that the Strait of Hormuz is to be opened, but will the Minister c...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c15 (Link to this contribution)
It is the deal that we have today. It is a framework and it is a start. It is better than we had ...; Lord Purvis of Tweed | 857 c15 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, it is a long way before we will know whether this will be a sustainable end to the conf...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c15 (Link to this contribution)
We have been very clear that we want to see the strait opening. We want this to be free of condit...; Lord Bridges of Headley | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, will the Minister clarify one point that I am slightly confused on? If the United State...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
I do not think anyone is talking about tolls or us patrolling in order to secure payment of tolls...; Baroness Stuart of Edgbaston | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the closure of the Strait of Hormuz has led to some shortages in critical supply chains...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
That is really important. Even if the strait were to open immediately for goods to flow, there is...; Lord Barber of Ainsdale | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Swire | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords—; Lord Kennedy of Southwark | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
It is the turn of the Labour Benches.; Lord Barber of Chittlehampton | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, will the Minister assure me that she and the Government, at the highest levels, intend ...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c16 (Link to this contribution)
I am happy to assure my noble friend of that. Mr Sharif in Pakistan has done a good job and he de...; Lord Swire | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, is it the case that part of this deal is going to see the release of tens of millions o...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
I am not aware that that is the case, so I am unable to confirm that. There is a great deal of sp...; Lord Fox | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, the Minister has a busy life but she may remember that, at the beginning of this invasi...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
I sincerely apologise to the noble Lord for the failure to respond to his letter. I will go back ...; Lord Watts | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, after all the death and destruction that we have seen, do we not appear to be back at t...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
I have heard that argument and, frankly, we do not know at this stage what the final agreement wi...; Lord Callanan | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, I agree with the Minister that this is a positive step, although we still need to see a...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c17 (Link to this contribution)
I encourage the noble Lord to attend the debate on an SI that we shall be discussing in about 20 ...; Lord Ricketts | 857 c18 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we would all agree that a toll-free opening of the Strait of Hormuz would be a great ad...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c18 (Link to this contribution)
The noble Lord has made an astute observation about exactly where we are in relation to where we ...; Baroness Helic | 857 c18 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, bearing in mind the immense losses that this war has caused for the people in the regio...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c18 (Link to this contribution)
We work through many different agencies, as the noble Baroness knows. Specifically on this issue,...; Lord Foulkes of Cumnock | 857 c18 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, does my noble friend the Minister agree that the United Kingdom Government are now able...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c18 (Link to this contribution)
I am proud of the decision that our Prime Minister made to ignore advice that he was given by the...; Lord Teverson | 857 c19 (Link to this contribution)
My Lords, we must never forget that Iran holds innocent British citizens as political hostages in...; Baroness Chapman of Darlington | 857 c19 (Link to this contribution)
Every time we hear of Craig and Lindsay and the ordeal they are suffering, we must remember that ...
Subjects: Iran Middle East Shipping USA Conflict resolution Ceasefires Strait of Hormuz
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Middle East: Iran Conflict

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