Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask His Majesty's Government what plans they have to update the Iran human rights sanctions list to include the judges and prosecutors in the Alikhani Square case and in executions being carried out in Ghezel Hesar.

The UK has long made clear that Iran's human rights record is appalling and unacceptable. We have called on Iran to establish an immediate moratorium on executions, and on 30 September joined over 40 other countries to condemn the continued and escalating use of the death penalty in Iran. In February, the former Foreign Secretary announced a package of Iran sanctions in response to those who have committed human rights violations in Iran including the Minister of the Interior, Police Chiefs and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) members. It would not be appropriate to comment on potential future sanctions designations.