Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with international counterparts who have had success in securing the release of dual nationals detained in Iran; and what steps he is taking to apply the findings of those discussions to his efforts to secure the release of dual British nationals detained in Iran.
We are in contact with a range of international partners who share our deep concerns about the ongoing detention of arbitrarily detained dual British nationals in Iran. We remain committed to securing their immediate and permanent release, so that they can be reunited with their loved ones. We continue to raise their cases at the most senior levels, and discuss them at every opportunity with our Iranian counterparts. Our Ambassador in Tehran regularly raises our dual national detainees with the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.