Written Question·Home Office·UIN 118712

Oppression: Iran

Tabled: 9 March 2026
Answered: 16 March 2026

Question

Tim Farron

Liberal DemocratWestmorland and Lonsdale

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department is taking to protect Iranian dissidents, journalists and human-rights defenders resident in the UK from surveillance, harassment and threats linked to the Iranian state.

Answer

Dan Jarvis
The Home Office works closely with other Government departments as well as relevant agencies and law enforcement to protect those identified as being at risk.  We will continue to use all appropriate tools at our disposal to protect the UK and its people ...

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