Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 17176
Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman
Tabled: 8 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Question
Steve Witherden
Labour — Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise the case of Lindsay and Craig Foreman with her US counterpart.
Answer
Mr Hamish FalconerAs the Foreign Secretary has said, Craig and Lindsay's detention in Iran is completely appalling and unjustified. We regularly engage likeminded states on issues of mutual interest, including the detention of our nationals abroad.