Written questions

Syria: Religion

Commons · Question 34854 · Tabled 3 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 11 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Chris Law

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what assessment he has made of the potential implications for his policies of religious tensions between communities in Syria.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 11 Mar 2025

We are deeply concerned about religious tensions between communities in Syria, and the impact this may have for Syria's stability. Reports that large numbers of civilians have been killed in coastal areas in ongoing violence are horrific. In my statement ...