Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has had recent discussions with his Iranian counterpart on the treatment of Iranian women campaigning for their rights.

The UK has made it abundantly clear that Iran must cease its violent repression of women and girls. Since October, the Foreign Secretary has ordered the summoning of Iran's Chargé d'Affaires five times over its human rights violations, including the regime's abhorrent treatment of women protesters. These messages are regularly reinforced through our Ambassador in Tehran. We also worked with partners to successfully remove Iran from the UN Commission on the Status of Women. These actions ensure the Iranian regime is left in no doubt about the UK's position. We continue to work closely with our international partners to hold Iran to account.