Written question asked by Luke Akehurst (Labour) on Wednesday, 20 May 2026, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 1 June 2026. It was answered by Mike Tapp (Labour) on Tuesday, 2 June 2026 on behalf of the Home Office.
Visas: Iran
- Question
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To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what steps her Department has taken to ensure that the visa sponsorship process includes checks against intelligence assessments of Iranian-linked networks.
- Answer
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We conduct mandatory security checks on all personnel named on sponsor licence applications, including those with Iranian links.
Sponsor licence applications can and will be refused, where it is appropriate to do so.
Secondary information
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- Written question
- Reference
- 3628
- Session
- 2026-27
- Subjects
- Intelligence services National security Visas Iran Terrorism Sponsorship
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- 2026-06-02 14:20:18 +0100
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