Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what representations he has made to his counterpart in Iran on the decision of the Supreme Court in Iran not to free British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe; what steps he has taken to make sure Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe can see her lawyer; and what steps plans to take to ensure she is free.

​On 17 February, the Foreign Secretary, discussed Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's case with the Iranian Foreign Minister. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe's family in Tehran have confirmed she has legal representation. The Iranian position on dual nationality makes progress difficult and we do not interfere with the legal systems of other countries. Nonetheless we will continue to raise her case with the Iranian authorities at the highest levels at every available opportunity, as I did in a telephone call with the Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister on 21 June.