Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what assurances the Iranian Government has provided that any British prisoners granted temporary or permanent release from prison as a result of covid-19 that they and their families will not be harassed if they have contact with or visit the British embassy.

We are not aware that any British detainees have yet been granted temporary or permanent release as a result of Covid-19. We are seeking clarification from the Iranian Government on this matter, and continue to press for the release of all British-Iranian dual national detainees at the most senior levels, including by the Prime Minister and Foreign Secretary.