Asked by: Christian Wakeford (Labour - Bury South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 37825, if Iran is now compliant with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action following the referral to the Joint Commission under the Dispute Resolution Mechanism of that Plan.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
With France and Germany, we triggered the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism in January in response to Iran breaking key limits in the nuclear deal. We continue to work closely with the remaining parties to the deal, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.
Asked by: Christian Wakeford (Labour - Bury South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 37825, whether there is a deadline for Iran to return to compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action under the Dispute Resolution Mechanism.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
With France and Germany, we triggered the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism in January in response to Iran breaking key limits in the nuclear deal. We continue to work closely with the remaining parties to the deal, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.
Asked by: Christian Wakeford (Labour - Bury South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 27 April 2020 to Question 37825, when his Department most recently raised Iran's non-compliance with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action with the governments of (a) Iran, (b) France, (c) Germany, and the US Administration.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
With France and Germany, we triggered the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism in January in response to Iran breaking key limits in the nuclear deal. We continue to work closely with the remaining parties to the deal, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.
Asked by: Christian Wakeford (Labour - Bury South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support UK nationals that are stranded abroad as a result of the covid-19 outbreak that cannot afford (a) medication and (b) other essential items.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
Our posts are providing British nationals who are unable to get home with consular support when requested. We can help them maintain contact with family members; help them understand the local situation, and advise how to secure medication in the country in question, or signpost them appropriately. All our individual country travel advice pages include advice on how to access local medical care and prescriptions. In many countries, it is possible to make an appointment with a local doctor to arrange an alternative prescription. We recognise that local measures to combat the spread of Covid-19 are presenting challenges for some people and are working with authorities in each country to resolve these. In addition, The Association of British Insurers has announced that UK-Based insurers will look to extend travel insurance policies for 60 days to ensure British travellers stranded abroad will be covered for any emergency medical treatment they might need. In countries with which we have reciprocal agreements, British travellers will be able to benefit from those. The specifics of these arrangements vary from country to country but broadly cover emergency medical treatment for UK resident British nationals.
Asked by: Christian Wakeford (Labour - Bury South)
Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what the status is of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action following the decision by the E3 to trigger the Dispute Resolution Mechanism on 14 January 2020; and if he will make a statement.
Answered by James Cleverly - Home Secretary
The UK remains committed to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA), as the best means of preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon. We have worked hard with our partners to preserve the deal and believe that it remains in our national security interests. We, along with France and Germany, have met our obligations under the deal, including by lifting sanctions on Iran, and have gone beyond our JCPoA commitments by establishing INSTEX to help support legitimate trade. Iran's reductions in nuclear compliance, as confirmed by successive International Atomic Engergy Angency reports, have raised serious proliferation concerns, leaving the E3 with no choice but to trigger the JCPoA Dispute Resolution Mechanism (DRM) on 14 January 2020, formally referring Iran to the Joint Commission. We are clear that we want to use the DRM to resolve these concerns, and bring Iran back into compliance with the JCPoA. The UK continues to work closely with all JCPoA parties, including Iran, to find a diplomatic way forward.