Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what is their most recent assessment of the Iranian Revolutionary Guards corps' involvement in (1) Iran's ballistic missile programme, and (2) possible nuclear and missile co-operation with North Korea.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has operational control of Iran’s ballistic missile programme, and is involved in ballistic missile research and development and flight testing.

We condemn North Korea’s illegal nuclear and ballistic missile programmes; the Foreign Secretary said in Parliament on 5 September that North Korea’s defiance in developing these programmes has brought universal condemnation. We continue to closely monitor these activities. The assessment of any links between Iran and North Korea is sensitive information. It is the long-standing policy of the Government not to comment on matters relating to intelligence or national security.