Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 11 Oct 2022 Mahsa Amini
"I have regular conversations with the Home Office and the consular team on many different cases, but it would not be right to discuss those here...." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"I thank the right hon. Gentleman for raising that point. It is also fair to say that we should congratulate the men who have joined those protests. We have all observed that and very much welcome it. It is a very important part of the change...." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"Of course, Iran must cease its indiscriminate bombardment of Kurdish towns, which has led to the loss of innocent lives and damaged civilian infrastructure. Those wholly unacceptable attacks are a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, and they demonstrate a repeated pattern of Iranian destabilising activity in the region. …..." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"I totally agree with the hon. Lady. There is, of course, much activity and we will continue to work to do all we can and to celebrate the UN International Day of the Girl Child, as I know many of us have done today...." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"Of course, as the hon. Lady will have heard in my statement, we have not continued with business as usual. As of yesterday, 10 October, we have announced new sanctions on senior security and political figures in Iran and the so-called morality police. We have sanctioned the morality police in …..." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"We are there to support the rights of women and girls all across the world, and we will continue to do so through our work with the UN and others...." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"We have also always been clear that Iran’s nuclear escalation is unacceptable. It is threatening peace and security and undermining the global non-proliferation system. We have kept that matter very separate when we consider our actions in both of these cases. We have always been clear about that...." Gillian Keegan - View Speech
"The British Government have a policy of not officially making a decision on that. Their choice is for Iran’s Government to be a matter for the Iranian people. We make sure that we support opposition groups in Iran, but we do not support any one group in particular...." Gillian Keegan - View Speech