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To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, what recent representations she has received on women's human rights in Iran; and if she will make a statement. - I have received no recent representations on women's rights in Iran.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

21 December 1999

Reference

341 c495W; 103746

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on current diplomatic relations with Iran. - Inc ref to 340 c32W, 29 November 1999.

Asked by

Baroness Tonge (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

103208; 341 c318-9W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to the Foreign Minister of Iran during his forthcoming visit to the UK on behalf of the 13 Jews detained without trial; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

20 December 1999

Reference

341 c318W; 103029

House

House of Commons

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Whether the recent closure of three newspapers and the conviction of Mr Abdollah Nouri, editor and Tehran City councillor, by a Clerical Court have altered their appreciation of the current situation in Iran. [HL 260].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

HL 260; 608 c24-5WA

House

House of Lords

Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Whether they will ask for clemency for the 13 Iranian Jews, four students and any others, facing the penalty of death in Iran. [HL 259].

Asked by

Lord Hylton (Crossbench)

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

14 December 1999

Reference

HL 259; 608 c24WA

House

House of Lords

Dept for International Development

1st supplementary on Afghan refugees in Iran.

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c818

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Answered by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c818

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

Answered by

Lord Foulkes of Cumnock (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c818

House

House of Commons

Dept for International Development

To ask the Secretary of State for International Development, What steps she is taking to assist the relief of Afghan refugees in Iran. - Includes figures.

Asked by

Jim Cousins (Labour)

Answering body

Department for International Development

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

8 December 1999

Reference

340 c818; 100354

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

1st supplementary on Jewish prisoners in Iran.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

340 c693-4

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, What plans his Department has to improve Britain's relations with Iran; and if he will make a statement.

Asked by

Tom Brake (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - Lead

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

340 c693-4; 99960

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on human rights in Iran.

Asked by

Linda Perham (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

23 November 1999

For answer on

7 December 1999

Answered on

7 December 1999

Ms Perham: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on human rights in Iran. [99951] Mr. Hain: There have been a number of significant improvements in Iran's human rights record since President Khatami's election in May 1997. We welcome the Iranian government's commitment to develop an Islamic civil society based on respect for the rule of law. The people of Iran now enjoy significantly greater freedom of expression, despite recent closures of a number of reformist publications, many of which have subsequently reopened under different titles, compared to two years ago. February's local council elections, the first in Iran's history, were also particularly welcome, putting local power in the hands of the people and re-affirming the Iranian people's support for the reform process. There have also been some modest improvements in the situation of women, notably with the appointment of Iran's first four women judges and its first woman Vice-President. Over 50 per cent. of the university intake in Iran is now female. However, we and our EU partners have a number of outstanding concerns. We in conjunction with our EU partners co-sponsored the United Nations General Assembly resolution on human rights in Iran adopted on 18 November which again underlined continuing international concern about certain Iranian human rights policies. We remain particularly concerned about the discrimination practised against some religious minorities (notably the Baha'is), the continued detention on espionage charges of a number of Iranians, including 13 members of the Iranian Jewish community, the violations of the legal rights of prisoners, and the high number of executions. There is continuing discrimination against women in the courts and society generally. We and our EU partners continue to raise these issues with the Iranian authorities in an effort to improve Iran's human rights record.

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

99951; 340 c517-8W

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answered by

Lord Hain (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

340 c693-4

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answered by

Lord Hain (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

340 c694

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Answered by

Lord Hain (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Oral answers to questions

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

340 c693-4

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Supplementary on the Baha'i sect in Iran.

Asked by

Rachel Squire (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Oral questions - 1st Supplementary

Status

Answered

Date

7 December 1999

Reference

340 c694

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian authorities regarding the political trial of Abdollah Nouri; and what assessment he has made of the implications of the trial for (a) United Kingdom-Iran relations and (b) the parliamentary elections promised...

Asked by

Lord McCabe (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

1 December 1999

Reference

340 c262-3W; 100617

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations Her Majesty's Government have made to the Iranian Government, and with what response, over the arrest and detention of those who took part in pro-democracy demonstrations in July.

Asked by

Lord Corbett of Castle Vale

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

29 November 1999

Reference

340 c32W; 100471

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make a statement on the deaths of Iranian law enforcement personnel in a clash with drug traffickers on 3rd November. - Inc figures.

Asked by

Andrew Dismore (Labour)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Tabled on

24 November 1999

For answer on

29 November 1999

Answered on

29 November 1999

Mr. Dismore: To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs if he will make a statement on the deaths of Iranian law enforcement personnel in a clash with drug traffickers on 3 November. [100337] Mr. Battle: My right hon. Friend the Foreign Secretary greatly regrets these tragic deaths and sent a message of condolence to the Iranian Foreign Minister. They are another very distressing reflection of the efforts and commitment that Iran has made to combat the narcotics trade. Hon. Members will recall that, in March this year, the UK donated £300,000 to the United Nations International Drugs Control Programme to provide Iranian frontier personnel with 1,020 bullet proof vests. I should like to announce that, following discussions with the Iranian authorities in Tehran over the weekend, the Government are donating a further £1 million to UNDCP for projects in Iran and separately giving £150,000 of bilateral drugs assistance. The UNDCP programme covers training and equipment primarily to strengthen counter-narcotics work at Iran's borders with Afghanistan and Pakistan. Our proposed bilateral assistance covers training and equipment for the border with Turkey and airport controls, areas not covered by the UNDCP programme. Our overall assistance package will improve the capacity of Iranian drugs control agencies to combat the traffickers and to stop drugs entering and leaving Iran. No suppliers have yet been nominated for the goods covered by this assistance package. The export from the UK of some of the goods concerned may be subject to control and an export licence might need to be granted if they are sourced from the UK. If such a licence were granted, this could constitute an exception to our arms embargo on Iran and would be announced.

Date

29 November 1999

Reference

340 c32W; 100337

House

House of Commons

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to the Iranian Government concerning the trial of the students charged with insulting the Imam; when and at what level such representations were made; what assurances were received; and if he will make a...

Asked by

Mark Oaten (Liberal Democrat)

Answering body

Foreign and Commonwealth Office

Type

Written questions

Status

Answered

Date

4 November 1999

Reference

95783; 337 c272-3W

House

House of Commons

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