Extract from Business Questions: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe - Sep 23
Friday, 24 September 2021 07:18
Thangam Debbonaire (Bristol West) (Lab):...Today marks the 2,000th
day of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s detention in Iran. A
demonstration is taking place outside to raise awareness of her
case, that of Anoosheh Ashoori and those of countless others
imprisoned there. When will the Government bring them home? The
Leader of the House of Commons (Mr Jacob Rees-Mogg):...On the
Afghanistan resettlement scheme, the Government have committed to
5,000 this year and up to 20,000 in future years. The...Request free trial
(Bristol West) (Lab):...Today marks the 2,000th day of
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s detention in Iran. A demonstration is
taking place outside to raise awareness of her case, that of
Anoosheh Ashoori and those of countless
others imprisoned there. When will the Government bring them
home?
The Leader of the House of Commons (
):...On the Afghanistan resettlement scheme,
the Government have committed to 5,000 this year and up to 20,000
in future years. The numbers that have been dealt with so far are
very large—200,000 emails have come in—so this is, as everybody
knows, a work in progress, but one that is very
important.
As is seeking the release, on the 2000th day, of Nazanin
Zaghari-Ratcliffe. I hope the hon. Lady is reassured to note that
the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development
Affairs, my right hon. Friend the Member for South West Norfolk
(), raised
the issue and said that it was quite inexcusable for Nazanin to
still be detained by the Iranian authorities, as one of the first
things she said as Foreign Secretary. I think it is extremely
reassuring that the Government are publicly saying that this must
happen, but there are limits to the power of the Government in
enforcing rogue regimes into doing what we want. That has been the
case for too long, but it is inexcusable that Nazanin is still
held. The Government will push the Iranian authorities as far as we
can.
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