Oman, UAE and Iran

Mims Davies Excerpts
Monday 11th December 2017

(6 years, 4 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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I must remind the hon. Gentleman that the Iranian Government do not recognise the dual national system that we have, and therefore do not give consular access. As for other members of the Zaghari-Ratcliffe family, it would be better if I said that I think their privacy should be respected.

Mims Davies Portrait Mims Davies (Eastleigh) (Con)
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I thank the Foreign Secretary for his update. When he spoke about the case of Ms Zaghari-Ratcliffe, was he able to remind those he spoke to that a very small, fragile child is involved in this as well? My constituents write to me about that, asking me to remind the Foreign Secretary of it.

Boris Johnson Portrait Boris Johnson
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I am grateful to both my hon. Friend and her constituents. That is, I hope, one of the considerations that will be uppermost in the minds of those in Iran who are pondering the case.