Question follow-through · 118714
Iran: Internet
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department provides to support secure internet access, circumvention technologies and independent Persian-language media for people in Iran; and whether
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- Answering body
- Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
- Tabled
- 9 Mar 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Mar 2026
- Answer
- 18 Mar 2026 · 9 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Mar 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, how much funding her Department provides to support secure internet access, circumvention technologies and independent Persian-language media for people in Iran; and whether
11 Mar 2026
Target answer date
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18 Mar 2026
Answer published
On 23 January, the UK supported UN Human Rights Council resolution SS39/1 calling on Iran to immediately restore full internet access and telecommunications services, and in February, we spoke out as part of the Freedom Online Coalition for the Iranian pe...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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