Question to the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he plans to take steps to refer Iran to the UN Security Council.

The UK is committed to holding Iran to account and calling out Iran's human rights violations in a range of multilateral fora. The UK raised the important issue of human rights in Iran at the latest session of the UN Human Rights Council and at a UN Security Council Arria Formula meeting in November. The UK co-sponsored the UN General Assembly resolution on human rights in Iran, supported the creation of a UN Fact Finding Mission on Iran and helped ensure Iran's removal from the UN Commission on the Status of Women.

The UK welcomes the latest report by the UN Special Rapporteur, which provides further confirmation of the extent of the Iranian government's human rights violations and we take note of the seriousness of the report's findings. We raise human rights with the Iranian authorities at all appropriate opportunities and remain committed to continue holding the regime to account for their actions.

The UK has also supported humanitarian assistance and disaster relief in Iran through our contributions to UN and other international programmes and funds.