Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what representations, if any, they intend to make at the United Nations Security Council regarding the 1954 Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, in relation to the protection of cultural property in Iran and the wider region.

The UK remains fully committed to the 1954 Hague Convention. We continue to monitor developments in Iran and the wider region and we work with partners across the UN system to reinforce compliance with international humanitarian law, including obligations relating to the safeguarding of cultural heritage.