Bishop of Chelmsford asks about recent protests in Iran

The Bishop of Chelmsford received the following written answer on 12th February 2026:

The Lord Bishop of Chelmsford asked His Majesty’s Government:

  • whether they plan to take further action against the government of Iran, including sanctions and other measures, in response to human rights abuses against protestors by the security forces.
  •  what steps they are taking to encourage the government of Iran to restore internet access and international communications to allow people to search for missing family members after recent protests.

Baroness Chapman of Darlington (Lab, FCDO): I refer the Lord Bishop to the statement from the Foreign Secretary that I provided to the House on 15 January, and the answers I gave in the subsequent debate which can be found here: Iran – Hansard – UK Parliament

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