Iran

Baroness Coussins Excerpts

Thursday 15th January 2026 Lords Chamber

[Baroness Coussins (CB)]

My Lords, can the Minister say whether any additional security and protection are being made available here to people working for the BBC Persian service, who are already being subject to harassment and worse, and who are now expected to be on the receiving end of worse?

[Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab)]

That is a really good point. The danger that those journalists doing that vital work are exposed to is often overlooked. Of course we keep their safety and security under constant review. I pay tribute to the work of the World Service. Those journalists—I have met some of them—are tremendous and vital, particularly at a time like this.