§ Mrs. FyfeTo ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to his answer of 8 July,Official Report, column 240, how many women who are United Kingdom citizens are employed in any capacity in the British diplomatic service in Iran; and what representations he has made to the Government of Iran on the subject of their obligations towards the Islamic dress code.
§ Mr. GoodladThree female diplomatic service staff and four female locally employed staff who are United Kingdom citizens are currently employed in the British embassy in Tehran.
We have made no representation to the Iranian Government about the obligation on female British diplomats to conform to Islamic dress code. All women in Iran have to observe the Islamic dress code when in public, including the female diplomats at all embassies.