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HANSARDIran DetaineesMinister Badr and the Omani Government have been incredibly helpful in assisting us with this issue and I want to pay tribute. They flew the detainees out to Muscat. I have been…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesOn the individual whom the right hon. Gentleman named, I must respect the individual’s request of whether their case should be raised in public. That is why we mention publicly…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesThe right hon. Gentleman is right that we need to change the practice of countries detaining other countries’ nationals unfairly. That is precisely what we are working on with our…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesWe will continue to support British nationals in Iran. All the families have been provided with consular support and support from our officials, and I am proud of the support that…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesMy hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to the family, to Richard Ratcliffe for all his campaigning work and to our negotiating team, who have worked day in, day out, including in…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesWe have seen some very good consular services in these and other cases. The lesson to be learned is the broader lesson about arbitrary detention and how we work with our allies…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesI hear what the hon. Gentleman says. We do have an arrangement, and it was part of the very careful negotiations that have taken place over the past six months that this deal…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesWe approach our relations with all countries without fear or favour. We are prepared to be honest with countries about human rights practices, which is exactly what the Prime…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesThis is an issue that the Foreign Office has been working on tirelessly for many years. Given that there was a new Government in Tehran last summer, there was an opportunity to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesMy right hon. and learned Friend makes a very effective point about sanctions. What we are seeing today in Russia—the fact that the Government of Russia are struggling to finance…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesThis has been a team effort, and as we have said, we have seen incredible fortitude and stoicism from the families and those detained in Iran themselves, and all of our…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesI thank the right hon. Lady, and I can assure her that every single British national who is unfairly detained overseas is on our minds, and we are working to see them released.16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesMy right hon. and learned Friend is right that arbitrary detention is completely wrong. We are stepping up our efforts, together with our G7 colleagues, to work more closely…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesI pay tribute to the hon. Lady for her tireless campaigning on the issue. I share her sense of anxiety. There were some very anxious moments this afternoon as we waited for wheels…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesFirst, it is important to note that these are two parallel issues in our bilateral relationship, namely settling the IMS debt—a legitimate debt that the UK Government were due to…16 Mar 2022HANSARDIran DetaineesWith permission, Mr Speaker, I would like to update the House on the release of British nationals from detention in Iran—and, in parallel, on the repayment of the International…16 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsWe are working with our international partners. I attended a meeting of the EU Foreign Affairs Council along with the US and Canada. We are talking about enforcement and are…08 Mar 2022HANSARDTopical QuestionsI share my right hon. Friend’s deep attachment to our Tokyo facilities and am working very hard with our officials on what we can do to make sure we retain our terrific presence,…08 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsI completely agree with the right hon. Gentleman that we are seeing horrific crimes taking place in Ukraine, and they are the responsibility of President Putin. That is why the…08 Mar 2022HANSARDRussia: SanctionsMy hon. Friend is right. The west can no longer be reliant on Russian oil and gas. We need to end dependency by agreeing ceilings with our G7 partners, agreeing a timetable for…08 Mar 2022