Written questions

Iran: Jews

Commons · Question 61794 · Tabled 23 Jun 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 1 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Rachael Maskell

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps he is taking to engage with his Iranian counterparts on the status of the Jewish community in Iran; and what diplomatic steps he is taking to help ensure the prote

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 1 Jul 2025

Iran's human rights record continues to be of serious concern to the UK. Religious minorities, including the Jewish community, suffer discrimination in law and practice, including in access to education, employment, child adoption, political office and pl...