Written questions

Syria: Detainees

Commons · Question 24791 · Tabled 17 Jan 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Edward Morello

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment his Department has made of the potential merits of repatriating former British nationals from (a) al-Hol and (b) al-Roj prison camp in Syria to prevent (i) fu

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 27 Jan 2025

Our priority remains to ensure the safety and security of the UK. We will continue to do whatever is necessary to protect the UK from those who pose a threat to our security. All requests for consular assistance from Syria are considered on a case-by-case...