Syria: Sanctions
Commons · Question 9712 · 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, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on human rights in Syria.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 24 Oct 2024
Sanctions are one of the levers used to hold the Assad regime to account for the atrocities committed in Syria and it is right the UK has a robust sanctions regime in place. They target individuals and entities where there is evidence of their involvement...