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HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariThe hon. Lady will understand that actions here in the UK are the responsibility of the Home Office, but I assure her that my Department and that Department work closely on such…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariWe will of course always examine ways of ensuring that our sanctions are most effective and have the deterrent effect as well as the punitive effect that they are designed to…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMy right hon. Friend highlights something that we should all consider, which is that the actions of the Iranian regime are a display of weakness, not strength. The regime lives in…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariThe points that the hon. Gentleman just raised fill us all, I am sure, with revulsion; we will continue to support the family in whatever way we can. He is absolutely right to…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMy hon. Friend raises an incredibly important point about our ability to project our values into Iran. The fact that millions of Iranians are protesting against their own…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariI can assure the hon. Gentleman that we work tirelessly to support the release of British dual nationals held in detention in Iran. Our consular team supports their families. The…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMy hon. Friend the Chair of the Select Committee raises incredibly important points. She knows the long-standing convention about speculating about sanctions and proscriptions,…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariI am genuinely grateful to the hon. Gentleman for raising that particular case. I know the Iranian regime hates it when its actions are called out on the international stage. I…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariWith permission, Mr Speaker, I will make a statement on the execution of a British national in Iran. On Saturday morning, Iran’s regime announced that it had executed Alireza…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMy hon. Friend raises incredibly important points. We will continue to work with our friends and allies to ensure that Iran never acquires a nuclear weapon. With regard to our…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariThe hon. Gentleman speaks with great passion on this. I know that he takes a personal interest in the use of sanctions, and we have discussed this in my appearances before the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariThe hon. Lady will, I am sure, know that the UK opposes the death penalty in all respects. We have communicated that internationally and we have communicated that to the Iranian…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariI assure my hon. Friend that I will address our response to the Iranian regime in general and the response to this execution in particular with both my American and Canadian…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariThe hon. Lady is right to raise the need to respond to the actions taken by the Iranian regime. As I said, I announced an initial set of responses immediately after the execution…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMy right hon. Friend echoes the point that the Iranian regime is fearful of criticism, and particularly fearful of criticism from within Iran itself and from Iranians…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariI assure my right hon. Friend that we will continue working cross-Department and across Whitehall to ensure that those Iranians who have chosen to make the UK their home, and…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariI assure the hon. Lady that we will not rest until this regime is held to account for the brutality and atrocities that it has meted out to its own people, and we will do so in…16 Jan 2023HANSARDThe Execution of Alireza AkbariMy hon. Friend is right to pay tribute to the strong and clear stance that the House has taken in response to the brutality meted out by the Iranian regime. I assure him and the…16 Jan 2023HANSARDHong Kong: Sino-British Joint Declaration ReportThe latest six-monthly report on the implementation of the Sino-British joint declaration on Hong Kong was published today, and is available as an online attachment. It covers the…12 Jan 2023HANSARDChinese Consulate General Staff: ManchesterIn October, I summoned China’s acting ambassador to the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office to demand an explanation for an incident that had occurred outside the Chinese…14 Dec 2022