Written questions

Iran: Sanctions

Commons · Question 16925 · Tabled 29 Nov 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 16 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the effectiveness of UK sanctions on Iran.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 16 Dec 2024

We judge UK sanctions to be an important tool in deterring and disrupting Iran's malign activity and demonstrating that, alongside our international partners, the UK condemns Iran's threats to international security and its human rights violations. Since ...