Syria: Religious Freedom
Commons · Question 65222 · Tabled 7 Jul 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record
Answered 29 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Andrew Rosindell
To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, what recent assessment his Department has made of the safety of religious minority communities in Syria following the reported attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus.
Answer
Answered by Hamish Falconer, 29 Jul 2025
The UK strongly condemns the terrorist attack at Mar Elias Church and remains committed to combatting terrorism. We are concerned by reports of attacks on different religious groups by different actors. We have consistently underlined the importance of pr...