Written questions

Syria: Refugees

Commons · Question 35687 · Tabled 5 Mar 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 12 Mar 2025

Question

Asked by Wendy Morton

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what steps his Department is taking to support the safe and voluntary return to Syria of Syrian refugees.

Answer

Answered by Hamish Falconer, 12 Mar 2025

As I made clear in my Statement to the House on 10 March, Syria faces an ongoing humanitarian crisis, with the UN reporting 16.5 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. We agree with the UN's assessment that the conditions in Syria are not curr...