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Craig Foreman and Lindsay Foreman

Commons · Question 17176 · Tabled 8 Jul 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 14 Jul 2026

Question

Asked by Steve Witherden

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps she is taking to raise the case of Lindsay and Craig Foreman with her US counterpart.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 14 Jul 2026

As the Foreign Secretary has said, Craig and Lindsay's detention in Iran is completely appalling and unjustified. We regularly engage likeminded states on issues of mutual interest, including the detention of our nationals abroad.