Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps

Lord Wolfson of Tredegar Excerpts

Tuesday 23rd May 2023 Lords Chamber

[Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)]

I absolutely join the UN rapporteur in condemning those executions.

[Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con)]

My Lords, I am grateful that the Government are keeping this matter under active consideration because otherwise there would be a real risk of a delay in a decision.

[Noble Lords]

Oh!

[Lord Wolfson of Tredegar (Con)]

The fact is that the Minister who answered the debate in the other place on 12 January this year was unable to identify a single reason why the IRGC should not be proscribed. My noble friend the Minister is also unable to find a reason, and that is because there is none. I respectfully urge my noble friend and the Government to take the only decision available to them, and to take it soon.

[Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Con)]

I thank my noble friend for his analysis.