Syria: Small Businesses
Lords · Question HL3323 · Tabled 9 Dec 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 23 Dec 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno
To ask His Majesty's Government whether they are considering the use of alternative financing mechanisms to assist small and medium-sized enterprises in Syria.
Answer
Answered by Lord Collins of Highbury, 23 Dec 2024
The UK is committed to increasing sustainable interventions to help Syrians support themselves, and build futures through education, jobs and food production. In 2023, over 40% of the UK's aid budget for Syria was allocated to early recovery (an approach ...