Written questions

Syria: Religious Freedom

Commons · Question 18367 · Tabled 6 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 17 Dec 2024

Question

Asked by Mary Glindon

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, if he will take steps to prevent the religious persecution of Christians in Syria.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 17 Dec 2024

Recent events in Syria have been extraordinary, and we have been closely monitoring the treatment of religious minorities. From the opposition offensive in North West Syria on 27 November to Assad fleeing Syria this weekend, our call for the protection of...