Written Question·Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office·UIN 82213

Iran: Politics and Government

Tabled: 14 October 2025
Answered: 29 October 2025

Question

Helen Maguire

Liberal DemocratEpsom and Ewell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what diplomatic steps his Department is taking to (a) help stop executions and (b) promote the democratic movement in Iran.

Answer

Mr Hamish Falconer
The UK opposes the death penalty in all circumstance as a matter of principle. We have repeatedly called on Iran to establish an immediate moratorium on executions, including at the UN Third Committee on 9 October. We continue to play an integral role in ...

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