Question follow-through · 117903

Iran: RAF Akrotiri

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Iranian Ambassador was demarched for the attack on RAF Akrotiri.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
4 Mar 2026
Target answer date
9 Mar 2026
Answer
11 Mar 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling

Elapsed calendar days describe the record timeline, not whether Parliament considers an answer on time.

Recorded timeline

  1. 4 Mar 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, when the Iranian Ambassador was demarched for the attack on RAF Akrotiri.

  2. 9 Mar 2026

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 11 Mar 2026

    Answer published

    I refer the Hon Member to the statement published on 4 March, which can be found at https://www.gov.uk/government/news/summoning-of-the-iranian-ambassador-to-the-united-kingdom-fcdo-statement--2.

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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