Written questions

Terrorism: Iran

Commons · Question 116975 · Tabled 2 Mar 2026 · Home Office · Official record

Answered 5 Mar 2026

Question

Asked by Ben Obese-Jecty

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what assessment she made of the potential merits of raising the threat level following the US and Israeli strikes on Iran.

Answer

Answered by Dan Jarvis, 5 Mar 2026

The UK National Threat Level is subject to continuous review and assessment, of which the threat to the UK from all forms of terrorism is currently assessed as SUBSTANTIAL. It is not for the Home Secretary to set the UK National Threat Level. Instead, thi...