Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether she intends to amend her Department's travel advice for Iran to make explicit mention of the risk of torture.

The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) Travel Advice provides information to help British nationals make informed decisions about foreign travel. It remains under constant review to ensure the advice reflects our latest assessment of risks to British nationals.

FCDO travel advice for Iran (https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/iran) advises British-Iranian dual nationals against all travel to Iran. It states that there is 'a risk that British nationals could be arrested without clear cause, questioned by the security services or arbitrarily detained' and there is 'a significantly higher risk to British-Iranian dual nationals.' Advice further states that 'In all cases of detention in Iran, the FCDO has serious concerns that the subsequent judicial process falls below international standards'.