Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, if he will make representations to his counterpart in the Iranian Government on the ban on women attending football matches; and if he will make a statement.

​Women continue to face discrimination in Iran, whether that is unequal access to the labour market, being forced to wear mandatory hijab in public or being prevented from attending sporting events. We urge the Iranian government to repeal discriminatory laws and enable women and girls to participate equally and contribute fully to society.