Syria: Sanctions
Commons · Question 9711 · Tabled 17 Oct 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 24 Oct 2024
Question
Asked by Mary Glindon
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on levels of food security in Syria.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 24 Oct 2024
Food, medical supplies and other humanitarian goods are not subject to UK sanctions. Culpability for the humanitarian situation in Syria lies with Bashar al-Assad and his backers, notably Russia. We have taken action to ensure that the Syria (Sanctions) (...