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Dr. Rupa Huq (Ealing Central and Acton) (Ind) It is a pleasure to follow the Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, the hon. Member for Rutland and Melton (Alicia Kearns), who speaks with such passion and authority on this very unpleasant subject. At the start of last autumn, Mahsa Amini was not a household name,

Patrick Grady (Glasgow North) (SNP) It is a pleasure to follow the right hon. Member for Clwyd West (Mr. Jones) and everyone who has already spoken so powerfully today. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing the debate, which is perhaps slightly overdue, as it gives us the opportunity to

Lilian Greenwood (Nottingham South) (Lab) We have all watched in horror for more than 100 days as the Iranian regime has used extreme violence to suppress its own people, particularly women and young people who are expressing legitimate grievances and seeking a better future. As the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) set out in

It is a privilege to follow the hon. Member for Nottingham South (Lilian Greenwood), whose contribution brought such acute awareness of exactly the sort of situation that families across the world face as Iran continues to industrialise hostage-taking. I thank my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) for securing the debate. We

Mr. David Jones (Clwyd West) (Con) I congratulate my hon. Friend the Member of Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this important debate, and I thank the Backbench Business Committee for facilitating it. It is no exaggeration to say that Iran is currently on a knife edge. The protests are growing in intensity and, sadly,

30,000 people were arrested by the Iranian security forces Dr Matthew Offord (Hendon) (Con) It is a pleasure to serve for the first time with you in the Chair, Mr Deputy Speaker. I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) on securing this debate and ensuring that the issue remains on

We have a responsibility to those being held in jail Kerry McCarthy (Bristol East) (Lab) It is a pleasure to follow the hon. Member for Hendon (Dr. Offord); I did not realise he had undergone that experience, and I appreciate the passion with which he speaks. I congratulate the hon. Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman)

Anna Firth (Southend West) (Con) I, too, congratulate my hon. Friend the Member for Harrow East (Bob Blackman) and the Backbench Business Committee on securing this incredibly important and timely debate. All that it takes for evil to prevail is for good men and women to stay silent, so I am absolutely delighted that this