Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent discussions he has had with his (a) international and (b) Iranian counterparts on human rights in Iran following recent protests in that country.

The UK has joined the international community in clear condemnation of Iran's response to the protests. In his statement on 3 October, the Foreign Secretary underlined how the UK is working with our partners to hold Iran to account, including via Human Rights Council and the UN General Assembly. On 3 October, the Foreign Secretary instructed the FCDO to summon Iran's most senior diplomat in the UK to condemn the violent crackdown on protests following Mahsa Amini's death. We continue to raise our concerns at every opportunity, with the Iranian Embassy in London and via our Ambassador in Tehran.