Written questions

Syria: Chemical Weapons

Lords · Question HL10473 · Tabled 11 Sep 2025 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Sep 2025

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government how many chemical weapon attacks took place in Syria under Bashar al-Assad's rule.

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 26 Sep 2025

Independent international investigations mandated by the UN Security Council and the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) have confirmed that the Assad regime used chemical weapons at least nine times against its own people after Sy...