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Syria: Chemical Weapons

Lords · Question HL13493 · Tabled 12 Jan 2026 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Official record

Answered 26 Jan 2026

Question

Asked by Lord Roberts of Llandudno

To ask His Majesty's Government, in the light of the statement by Caroline Quinn, UK deputy political coordinator, at the United Nations Security Council meeting on 8 January, what technical assistance they provided to the Organisation for the Prohibition

Answer

Answered by Baroness Chapman of Darlington, 26 Jan 2026

In 2025, the UK committed over £2.8 million to the OPCW to support Syrian led operations to identify and verifiably destroy Assad's legacy chemical weapons programme. The UK has also provided technical support to joint OPCW and Syrian government efforts t...