Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps the Government has taken to prevent potential torture as required by the (a) UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment and (b) its other obligations under international law in the cases of British citizens imprisoned in Iran.

We have consistently made clear our absolute opposition to torture and our determination to combat it wherever and whenever it occurs. We take all allegations and/or concerns of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment of British citizens detained overseas very seriously and will follow up with action, as appropriate. Torture prevention remains central to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office's human rights work and we will continue to actively contribute to international efforts to prevent torture globally.