Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment her Department made of progress in Iranian nuclear discussions taking place in Vienna in December 2021.

We are currently engaged in negotiations in Vienna aimed at restoring the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPoA). Iran has demanded major changes outside the JCPoA, which undermine the parameters agreed by participants. The latest round of talks resumed on 9 December to see whether gaps can be closed following consultation with capitals. Iran must decide whether to conclude the fair and comprehensive deal on the table, for the benefit of the Iranian people and economy, or collapse the JCPoA.