Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how many British citizens in Iranian prisons officials from the UK Embassy in Tehran have been able to visit since its reopening in 2015.

Since the reopening of the UK Embassy in Tehran in 2015, officials have not been able to visit dual British nationals detained or attend their trials. Iran does not recognise dual nationality nor grant consular access to our dual national detainees. We have repeatedly pressed, and will continue to press, for consular access and appropriate medical care. The Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office provides a range of assistance to dual British nationals detained in Iran and their families. We regularly lobby the Iranians on health concerns and mistreatment allegations - and for the immediate and permanent release of all arbitrarily detained dual British nationals in Iran