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Question follow-through · 20188

Syria: Embassies

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to re-open the British Embassy in Syria.

answeredForeign, Commonwealth and Development Office

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Answering body
Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
Tabled
16 Dec 2024
Target answer date
18 Dec 2024
Answer
6 Jan 2025 · 21 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 16 Dec 2024

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, whether he has plans to re-open the British Embassy in Syria.

  2. 18 Dec 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 6 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    Currently, there are no plans to reopen our embassy in Damascus. We will keep this under review.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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