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Commons Chamber
The Execution of Alireza Akbari - Mon 16 Jan 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Today, many European nationals are being held in Iranian prisons on spurious charges, including British - Speech Link
2: Drew Hendry (SNP - Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey) Does the Secretary of State know just how many dual UK-Iranian nationals are detained in Iran, and can - Speech Link
3: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) Gentleman that we work tirelessly to support the release of British dual nationals held in detention - Speech Link
4: Andy Slaughter (LAB - Hammersmith) Mr Akbari was my constituent and I offer my sympathies to his family here and abroad. - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Iran - Thu 12 Jan 2023
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Hilary Benn (LAB - Leeds Central) regime perceives that it is going to such lengths to murder people who have protested, to hold dual nationals - Speech Link
2: Alicia Kearns (CON - Rutland and Melton) nationals in prisons until they need to use them.Is the Iranian regime bringing forward the death sentence - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (SNP - Glasgow North) I echo the points made about the treatment of UK-Iranian dual nationals in the country, especially Mr - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 13 Dec 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Anna McMorrin (LAB - Cardiff North) I thank the Secretary of State for his answer. - Speech Link
2: Richard Graham (CON - Gloucester) strategy, which includes this centre of expertise designed to help our embassies and high commissioners abroad - Speech Link
3: Caroline Lucas (GRN - Brighton, Pavilion) No wonder yesterday the Minister of State, the right hon. - Speech Link
4: James Cleverly (CON - Braintree) We take the protection of people here in the UK, whether British nationals or Iranians, incredibly seriously - Speech Link


Westminster Hall
International Human Rights Day - Thu 08 Dec 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) Some were Saudi nationals, but others were foreign nationals from Pakistan, Syria and Jordan. - Speech Link
2: Margaret Ferrier (IND - Rutherglen and Hamilton West) The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights highlighted that Iranian security forces,“notably the Islamic - Speech Link
3: Patrick Grady (IND - Glasgow North) Equally, I echo calls for efforts to secure the return of UK nationals arbitrarily detained abroad, including - Speech Link
4: Bambos Charalambous (LAB - Enfield, Southgate) have a right to consular assistance when detained abroad. - Speech Link
5: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) He is a British citizen. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Gulf States: Human Rights Abuses - Thu 24 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Lord Cashman (LAB - Life peer) To stay silent, to look the other way, or to do nothing, whether here or abroad, is to condone inequality - Speech Link
2: Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon (CON - Life peer) British nationals visit and live in the region in significant numbers. - Speech Link
3: Lord Scriven (LDEM - Life peer) trade agreement that is not using our soft and hard power for improvement of human rights here and abroad - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Algeria: 60th Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations - Wed 16 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Jim Shannon (DUP - Strangford) Although it is important to provide high levels of support to British nationals in Algeria and to maintain - Speech Link
2: Alexander Stafford (CON - Rother Valley) This Islamic cultural presence was continued by the Ottomans, who ruled Algeria from 1516 to the French - Speech Link
3: Alexander Stafford (CON - Rother Valley) The first is, of course, counter-terrorism, with Britain and Algeria continuing to fight Islamic terror - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Oral Answers to Questions - Tue 08 Nov 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Alexander Stafford (CON - Rother Valley) British nationals overseas are Britons, and it is important that we defend them at home and abroad. - Speech Link
2: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) As British nationals, BNO passport holders are entitled to consulate assistance from our diplomatic posts - Speech Link
3: Anne-Marie Trevelyan (CON - Berwick-upon-Tweed) The UK is clear that China remains in an ongoing state of non-compliance with the Sino-British joint - Speech Link
4: David Rutley (CON - Macclesfield) Our priority is, of course, the safety of all British nationals who travel to the World cup. - Speech Link


Lords Chamber
Iran: Demonstrations - Thu 27 Oct 2022
Department for International Trade

Mentions:
1: Lord Bishop of St Albans (Bishops - Bishops) We have heard horrifying reports of the actions of the Iranian state towards children.On 20 September - Speech Link
2: Lord Turnberg (LAB - Life peer) citizens, nor the revolutionary guard’s activities outside Iran; about its sponsorship of terrorism abroad - Speech Link
3: Lord Johnson of Lainston (CON - Life peer) Iran must stop unfairly detaining British and other nationals, and we will continue to work closely with - Speech Link


Public Bill Committees
National Security Bill (Eleventh sitting)
Committee stage: Eleventh sitting - Thu 08 Sep 2022
Home Office

Mentions:
1: Tom Tugendhat (CON - Tonbridge and Malling) that the individual is able to live as normal a life as is possible without posing a threat to the British - Speech Link
2: Kevan Jones (LAB - North Durham) We are perhaps fixated on thinking that this is about Islamic terrorists and grown-ups, but certainly - Speech Link
3: Holly Lynch (LAB - Halifax) Given that we anticipate that there might be a higher number of foreign nationals and dual nationals - Speech Link
4: Tom Tugendhat (CON - Tonbridge and Malling) In the circumstances, travelling abroad would be considered an aggravation and therefore have a greater - Speech Link
5: Tom Tugendhat (CON - Tonbridge and Malling) Crime Agency.”This amendment enables the Chief Constables of the Ministry of Defence Police and the British - Speech Link


Commons Chamber
Human Rights Abuses and Corruption: UK Sanctions - Thu 21 Jul 2022
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

Mentions:
1: Chris Bryant (LAB - Rhondda) Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, who is known for eliciting forced confessions from prisoners in - Speech Link
2: Christian Matheson (LAB - City of Chester) I understand that, but if we are to defend our values, we have to defend them at home as well as abroad - Speech Link
3: Brendan O'Hara (SNP - Argyll and Bute) nationals who are being illegally or arbitrarily detained overseas. - Speech Link
4: Rehman Chishti (CON - Gillingham and Rainham) We have also opened our doors to the people of Hong Kong through a new immigration path for British nationals - Speech Link